Meet on cyber safety

DISC Foundation, a Kochi-based non-government organisation working for a safe cyber world for women and children, is conducting a two-day workshop for law enforcement agencies from September 2 in New Delhi.
Cyber experts and lawmakers from different states would be attending the meet, being organised in association with Delhi-based CMAI Association of India, Mohamed Mustafa Saidalavi, CEO and founder of the forum, told a press meet here today.
"Combating crime against women and children--possible through technology and collaboration" would be the core theme of the workshop, he said.
"Children and women are major victims of cyber crimes. Child pornography has even become a growing industry in many countries. A collaboration of law making agencies of different countries is inevitable to tackle this menace as internet related atrocities are cross-border crimes," he said.

Representatives of various law enforcement agencies in India, United Nations Organisations, social justice departments and education departments of various states and NGOs are expected to participate in it, he said.
"According to the data from the National Crime Records Bureau, a child goes missing every eight minute in India. Almost 40 per cent of them have not been found. They are feared to be victimised for various abuses especially like that of child pornography," Saidalavi said.
Unlike European countries, lack of proper data is a major hurdle faced by lawmakers in India in this issue,he added.