Cyber Stalking - emerging cyber crime in india

Cyber Stalking is now a days most emerging crime on Internet which possess a serious threat to all people who uses Internet in their daily life specially I want to involved Teenagers and Young Generations age between 15 to 30. As normally from the last year survey and Traffic reports suggest that Facebook and many social networking websites is viewed more time than any educational website or even Facebook is used more than Google. Cyber Stalking may refer to the false internet accusations, harassing them,fake Love or even cheat or post something online threats creates the vulgar impressions on any other person,Online Harassment is found normally against woman for making their personal information publically available on internet,uploading the personal images through which a woman/girl comes under depression/tension mentally.I would also like to talk about the partners like girlfriend/boyfriend,wife/husband uses to spy on each other through their activities of Facebook and even hack each other Email account to gather all information the most important thing is Corporate Cyber Stalking last year crores of loss occured in India due to Internet Espionage/Cyber Stalking.Even from last few months back when i was consulting some Intelligence Agencies of India i come know some of CyberTerrorist/jihadis were gathering information about Indian seniors Officers i was shocked to find that they have got a good medium to spy Yeah Its being very tough job to send any person over boundaries of Country os this is High Tech Way to send their spies where Boundaries has No Limit called Cyber Space it possess a serious Threat to National Security as well and thats the major outbreak of emerging Cyber Crimes.Cyber Stalking is a word later can be also be expressed as Cyber Bullying means when the Internet, cell phones or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person. the person committing cyber stalking is called as Cyber Stalker. Sending a threatening emails,sexual demands or disclosing something personal about anyone.I would more likely to concentrate and aware young people about this as they found this to be a very Fun and do it for curiosity.

Categories of Cyber stalkers

1) Obesessed lovers.
2) Delusional people who often believe that a stranger is or can fall in love with them…as in the case of fans stalking celebrities.
3) Vengeful cyber stalkers are those who have a grudge against his victim due to some minor or imagined reason.
4) Racist stalkers who target particular communities
5) Egoistic aggressors who want to show-off to their friends.


According to the Laws its being illegal and stated in IT (Information Technology Act 2008) under Section 72(Breach of Confidentiality and Privacy). There are some lots of cases yet to be registred but due to lack of knowledge of cyber crime and Cyber Laws people do not registers FIR or another reason may be they don't want to lose their image or reputation in the society.


The US Justice Department and other sources, Carll said 850,000 American adults, mostly women, are targets of cyberstalking each year, 40 per cent of women have experienced dating violence delivered electronically, including harassing text messages and disturbing information about them posted on social media sites.20 per cent of online stalkers use social networking to keep tabs on their victims. 34 per cent of female college students and 14 per cent of male students have broken into a romantic partner's email.Cyber Stalking causes many harmful effects like suicide,defamation,threatened earning,Lost Revenue,Emotional Damage.famous Hollywood film Odd Girl Out is a film based on Bullying.

I would like to suggest to do the following

1) No to sharing personal information online
2) No to filling out profiles on websites
3) Don't reply to people whom you don't know until and unless you don't have any prior info about him
4) No to flirting or arguing online
5) No to sharing your passwords
8. No to replying to cyberstalkers
9) Yes to saving all communications on your computer
10) And yes to reporting cyberstalking to your nearby police station !

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