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Lesson Note

That is, to report a cybercrime :
• The local police stations can be approached for filing complaints just as the cybercrime
cells specially designated with the jurisdiction to register complaint.
• In addition, provisions have now been made for filing of ‘E-FIR’ in most of the states.
• In addition, the Ministry of Home Affairs is also launching a website for registering
crimes against women and children online including cybercrimes.

The Information Technology Act categorically provides that a cybercrime has global jurisdiction,
meaning that the crime may be reported in the Cyber Crime Units of any city, irrespective of
the place where the act was committed.

COMMON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
A Social networking site is a web application or online platform where people can setup their
public profile and make connections with other online people (who have also setup their profile
on the same platform), called online friends. There are many social networking sites. We are
listing below some common and popular social networking sites.
Facebook. It is a platform to setup your page where you can share your ideas in the form of
posts, share your photos, videos etc. Through Facebook you can connect with other Facebook
users and exchange messages, posts etc. It allows you to view the posts, images and videos
shared by your friends, and provides options to like it or comment on it, etc.
Twitter. It is a microblogging site which allows to post very small messages (earlier limit was
140 characters, now extended to 280 characters).
LinkedIn. It is a social network for professionals. It provides features to make profiles look sort
of detailed resumes, with sections for work experience, education, volunteer work,
certifications, awards and all sorts of other relevant work-related information.
Instagram. It is one of the most popular social networks for online photo sharing. It offers
features like sharing real-time photos and short videos while on the go.

Some other popular social networking sites are Google+, Pinterest, SnapChat, Reddit etc.

Digital Footprint
Whenever we surf the Internet we leave a trail of data reflecting
the activities performed by us online, which is our digital footprint.
Our digital footprint can be created and used with or without our
knowledge.
Digital footprints includes websites we visit, emails we send, and
any information we submit online, etc., along with the computer’s
IP address, location, and other device specific details.
Such data could be used for targeted advertisement or could also
be misused or exploited.
There are two kinds of digital footprints we leave behind. Active
digital footprints, includes data that we intentionally submit
online. This would include emails we write, or responses or posts
we make on different websites or mobile Apps, etc.