Cyber Whispers: Why the MHAâs Volunteer Programme Needs to be Carefully Thought Through
The programme needs to be evaluated in the larger socio-political context of the day. The categories of content sought to be red-flagged are couched in broad terminology, creating a risk of unofficial surveillance.
People pose in front of a display showing the word cyber in binary code, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica December 27, 2014. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Tech17/Feb/2021
India’s home affairs ministry recently flagged off a âCyber Crime Volunteers Conceptâ, an initiative aimed at inviting ordinary citizens to sign up as volunteers who would help identify the circulation of digital âunlawful contentâ.Â