SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

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Monika Lal imb2009027
Gunjan Srivastava imb2009030
Anil Kr. Ransom imb2009047
Mayank Agarwal imb2009053
Durga Pratap Singh imb2009052
Amit Mishra imb2009055
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  Orkut. The profile displays her correct name and
contact information (such as address, residential phone number, cell phone number etc).
Sometimes it even has her photograph.

Ä The problem this kind of description questions her character. Other Orkut members see this
profile and start calling her at all hours of the day asking for inappropriate favour. This leads
to a lot of harassment for the victim and also defames her in society.
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Ä Section 67 of Information Technology Act and section 509 of the Indian Penal Code.
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Ä Directors of Orkut as well as all those who create and update the fake profile.
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Ä Jealousy or revenge (e.g. the victim may have rejected the advances made by the suspect).

 

   
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against a particular country, religious or ethnic group or even against national leaders and
historical figures.
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Ä Section 153A and 153B of Indian Penal Code.
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Same as Scenario 1.
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Ä Desire to cause racial hatred (e.g Pakistani citizens creating an anti-India online community).

 

   
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The profile contains
defamatory information abut the victim (such as his alleged sexual
weakness, alleged immoral character etc)
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Ä Section 500 of Indian Penal Code.
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Ä Same as Scenario 1.
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Ä Xatred (e.g. a school student who has failed may victimize his teachers).

 

   
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1. The suspect would create a free Gmail account using a fictitious

name.

2. The email ID chosen by him would be unrelated to his real identity.

3. The suspect would then login to Orkut.com and create the

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1. July 2008, reported a fake profile of the DzPresident of

Guyana Mr. Bharrat Jagdeodz on social website
www.XI5.com.
2. Another fake profile has been discovered on Facebook
in the name of Bharrat Jagdeo. the impersonator is
apparently using the profile to defraud supporters of
the website by offering them land and other
concessions.

 

   
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Ä The imposter have not even spared the first citizen of India ,the
Xonǯble President her Excellency Pratibha Devi Sing Patil. The
president secretariat found that there are four such fake profiles

LAW :-
Ä The FIR under Sections 469 IPC and 66A Information Technology
Act, 2000 was registered based on the said complaint at the police
station, EOW, Delhi Police

 

   
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Ä should make proper verification, like it can take proper
authorization or letter from the President office to open the
account.
Ä the Facebook and other social networking sites do have
privacy policy and other security features; however, they
are so far not effective as is reflected from the numerous
fake profiles coming in light and its devastating effect.
Ä being exploited by the spammers
Ä the fake profile contains the links to spam sites and other
viruses.
Ä the data theft and malware infiltration
Ä major security risks to corporate or personal data.
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´ David is an entrepreneur who is starting his own business online.
´ The business is having a hard time taking off.
´ David decides to create a fake facebook profile to promote his business. Xe
doesnǯt want to use his own personal profile.
´ Xe uses his own picture, but a different name.
´ Xe begins adding random friends and edits his personal page with false
information.
´ David then starts sending mass messages to these friends with links to his
online business.

    
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Ä Thomas Ryan from a security company, Provide Security, created a fake
profile for a woman named Robin Sage, who posed as a Navy
cyberthreat analyst and tried to befriend around 300 real people in the
US military, defence contractors, information security companies and
intelligence agencies. It was a 28 day experiment to find out how social
networking sites could be used to covertly gather intelligence. The said
fake profile attracted dozens of connections across sites including
Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, including a senior intelligence official in
the US marine corps, the chief of staff for a US congressman and several
senior executives at defence contractors, as well as an official from the
National Reconnaissance Office, which builds, launches and runs US spy
satellites. Some of the friends who connected with the said fake profile
shared personal and professional information and photos, which Ryan
claims could have compromised corporate and possibly even national
security. The experiment and its study were showcased by Thomas Ryan
at the BlackXat security conference held in Las Vegas, USA. The result of
the experiments shows that how easy it is to conduct social engineering
for nefarious purposes like data theft.

 
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 Is it ethical to create a fake
facebook profile to promote a
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Ä The intention of the individual creating the fake profile is to

promote theirs or othersǯ businesses.
Ä The people becoming friends with any fake person are being
deceived and therefore are a means to an end.
Ä Facebookǯs Terms of Use states that users provide their real
names and real information and do not create accounts for
anyone but themselves.

 

   
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´ The business gets itǯs name out ´ The people becoming friends with a
fake account are being deceived.
there.
´ Facebook is not being used as it
´ The entrepreneur becomes should be.
successful.
´ Facebook users become aware
of online businesses they
might enjoy.

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Ä The creator of a fake facebook account may have the right to try and make friends,
however under the terms of use provided by Facebook, that right is taken away once
they provide false information.
Ä The honest users on facebook have the right to know who their friends really are.

Ä The honest users of Facebook have the right to making friends, not being hassled .

 

   
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Ê  fraudulently and dishonestly with imprisonment upto three years
ulterior motive uses the fake or with fine upto five lakh rupees
profiles to spread spam or viruses or both
or commit data theft.

Ê  post offensive or menacing imprisonment upto three years

information on the fake profile and with fine
concerning the person in whose
name the profile is created.

Ê  uses the unique identification imprisonment upto three years
feature of the real person like and fine upto one lakh rupee
his/her photograph and other
personal details to create a fake
profile
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Ê  personating the real person by

means of fake profile
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 the imposter posts something which is
obscene which is lascivious or appeals to
the prurient interest or if its effect is such
as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons
who are likely, having regard to all
relevant circumstances, to read, see or
hear the matter contained or embodied in
it.
Ê
 fake profile contains sexually explicit act
or conduct.
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 obscene fake profile is that of children
below 18 years of age
three years and with fine which
may extend to five lakh rupees
and in the event of second or
subsequent conviction with
imprisonment of either
description for a term which
may extend to five years and
also with fine which may extend
to ten lakh rupees.
to five years and with fine which
may extend to ten lakh rupees
and in the event of second or
subsequent conviction with
imprisonment of either
description for a term which
may extend to seven years and
also with fine which may extend
to ten lakh rupees. The offence
is cognizable and non bailable.
The offence is cognizable and
non bailable with similar
quantum of punishment as in
Section 67A
 





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!" forgery in electronic form imprisonment for a term
is created with the which may extend to
intention of harming or three years and shall also
lowering the reputation be liable to fine.
of the real persons
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defamatory content with
an intention to defame
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Ä all prevention is better than cure

Ä be careful while surfing the net or making
profile on the social networking sites.
Ä DO NOT REVEAL TOO MUCX OF YOUR
PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
Ä . Never add a stranger as a friend or share
personal information with him.
Ä Never click any links that come from
strangers in messages or emails.
 
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