Underlying threats of internet that intrude on personal life

In this country of technology where everything is promiscuous to deal nowadays social media is habituated among everyone. But there are some unobserved and unseen threats which we easily let enter in our personal life. Many women have suffered from online threat and harassment and some of them are speculative on trust and emotion due to such actions.

Online safety for women is a sensitive issue which is being resolved by the Net Australia Project at WESNET, in this project women technological safety and privacy toolkit is created for safety of women experiencing tech abuse. Through this women can learn how they can increase their technological safety and privacy. This toolkit includes resources and guides ranging from online privacy and safety tips to Smartphone privacy and location safety information.

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Online security must be taken by not sharing personal photographs to public view, the privacy on pictures and ignore spam and take fake messages.

There must be proper safety and privacy setting in social media application and also secure computer or with anti-virus, anti-spyware and tools.

Women safety is a sensitive issue, and when it comes to online it is even bigger. There must be proper safety and privacy setting in social media application and also secure computer or with anti-virus, anti-spyware and tools. One must use strong, unique password for safety with family, friends and relative, women must interact with selective person online and pay attention to risks of e-mails. They should never meet in person with anyone who is not known, they should report abuse or spam messages and should report abuse or spam messages and should not trade personal information for “freebies” and by blocking people whom you don’t trust.

Don’t let the abusers or criminals shame you into silence, take action against online criminals and report cyber-crime branch.

Don’t let the abusers or criminals shame you into silence, take action against online criminals and report cyber-crime branch. Women safety is always authoritative either it is online or offline.  Precaution is always better in online media. Online safety paves a way for offline safety.

Disha Gupta is a student of Satyawati College, New Delhi and this effort is a part of Google India and SheThePeople initiative Digital Trust Dialogues across colleges in India.