CYBERSPACE ISSUES ON PRIVACY
Author – PRACHI SHUKLA, STUDENT OF S.S. KHANNA GIRLS’ DEGREE COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD
Best Citation – PRACHI SHUKLA, CYBERSPACE ISSUES ON PRIVACY, LEX IS US LAW JOURNAL, 2 (1) of 2023, Pg. 43-48, ISBN – 978-81-960384-0-3.
ABSTRACT
21st century undoubtedly, has become the era of digitalization, carving a whole new world out which we refer to as ‘virtual world/ cyberspace’. The term IT signifies the technological and scientific aspects alongwith the management used for the purposes of handling the communication, data and it’s processing, application of entailed software and so on. Thus, IT consists of 4 main essentials:- hardware; software; people; and their data. Cyberspace connotes a connection of various computer networks through electronic medium wherein individuals communicate, interact, present ideas, carry-out businesses, online transactions, upload and download software, share information, etc. through an online platform. Cyberspace, in whole, is a virtual world which has no physical existence and where people can connect easily through a computer, PC or their mobile phones and internet. Consequently, this era is witnessing the explosive expansion of the boundaries of cyberspace and it won’t be wrong to say that the ever-evolving IT and Information & Communication Technology are responsible for the same. As the cyberspace has no physical existence like the real world, it has become much easier for anyone to commit any wrong or malicious act and still remain anonymous. Although the information, communication and technology together have proved to be a milestone towards making a whole new virtual world, but ironically the capabilities of the digital arena to collect information, storage of data, processing, etc. have made the users vulnerable to one of the major kinds of cybercrimes i.e., ‘invasion over their privacy’. This article aims to go through various threats/ challenges to privacy in cyberspace in the context of India, and analyze the legal provisions to combat this issue in India.
KEY WORDS:- Cyberspace, cybercrime, privacy, legislative provisions, Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022.