CYBERCRIME WITH RESPECT TO RIGHT TO PRIVACY

Abstract

In today era the pace of technology development is expanding day by day. the people have turned completely dependent on the internet. It has become a necessity in people's life. The netizens have threatened their privacy in cyberspace. With the increasing use of internet, citizens privacy is being exploited. This concern is felt more in the case of youth and teenagers who constitute maturity of the internet addicts and are susceptible in understanding the threat of exposing themselves to the cyber world. crime is rapidly increasing against women is in all field of cybercrime The issue of 'internet privacy' has been increased by social networking sites, which are increasingly used for social interactions between individuals through uploading personal content. When a person's privacy is violated through internet, there are a number of questions arises, as what constitutes a violation. Who is responsible for this? And what is the remedy for this crime? One of the most important fundamental human rights is the right to privacy. In addition, courts in India have recognized it as a fundamental right, despite the fact that it is not stated in the Indian Constitution. There are laws that ensure the right to privacy is protected. As IT act 2000 has been existence for 21 years the cybercrimes are rising day by day and enforcement of law faces many challenges as a result of existing lacunae in this act. Many provisions regarding the cyberlaw are absent in this act. The present research paper includes various Indian laws which are for the protection of cybercrime, and how right to privacy can be protected and various remedies to counter the increasing cybercrime against women, children and suggestion can be given to improve present situation.