Maharashtra Govt launches ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative

Maharashtra government launched a ‘cyber safe women’ campaign across the state on January 3, 2020, on the birth anniversary of Indian social reformer, Savitribai Phule. The cyber safe women initiative aims to spread awareness regarding the atrocities committed against women and children as well as the laws regarding cyber crime.

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With the advent of the digital age, cybersecurity has become a major issue as the internet and social media have become a tool of cyber crimes, especially against women and children. The Internet is being used for various kinds of cyber crimes such as cheating women and children and sexually exploiting them. The ‘cyber safe women’ initiative will educate women about how the web is used by anti-social elements to commit various types of crimes. Government is looking to take all measures to ensure that women and children do not fall for these criminal activities.