Introduction 3
• Web2.0 - Participatory information sharing
and collaboration on the Internet
• The rise of social networking in the past
decade has been impressive
• Mobile devices are changing the
world
• We are moving to a connected world
(IoT)
4.
Key Facts 4
•There has been more content created in the last
seven years than the previous four billion
• Perhaps more importantly, information has never
been so accessible
• 5.5 billion Internet users worldwide in 2025 (40%
of the world population)
• 1.91 billion smartphone users across the globe (25%
of the world population)
• And it is only the
beginning…
5.
Key Facts
Therewere more than 13.9 lakh cybersecurity
incidents in India in 2022, according to
government reports.
Data of over 100 million Flipkart, Airtel, Amazon,
and Jiomart customers were sold on the dark web
for $6,000.
Razorpay, an online payment gateway, lost 7.3
crore worth of funds in 831 transactions as hackers
stole them.
6.
Privacy issues 6
•Cyberstalking and location disclosure (e.g.
An application named "Creepy" can track a
person's location on a map using photos
uploaded to Twitter or Flickr)
App like snapchat
• Social profiling and 3rd party disclosure (e.g.
Private information inadvertently being sent
to 3rd party advertising sites via Referrer
strings or Cookies)
7.
Real-life examples
While surfingthe Internet, I was searching
for a pair of new shoes. After that, Facebook
advertised me exactly what I was looking
for…
Privacy issues 7
Privacy Issues
DeepSeekAI on India's radar: Govt watches for
data flow, privacy risks
Source:business standard blog
11.
Tips 11
• Don’tdo anything you don’t
understand
• Read the privacy policies of the online
services that you use
• Think before you
post
• Be a good digital citizen (people can’t
hide behind a username anymore)
