Dark Web As Rabbit Hole Of Crimes And A Loophole In Cyber Security In India
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Ms. Usha S, B.A., LL.B., Chennai Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Pudupakkam, Chengalpattu (Dt.), Tamil Nadu
ABSTRACT
Internet has now entangled with the human life. Every person depends upon internet for one use or another; as of 2024 about 68% of the world’s population engaged in internet usage. The internet i.e., the World Wide Web (www) contains a hierarchy starting from the most commonly used surface web. The hidden point of the ice berg is the Dark Web: dark web deviates from the traditional usage as it requires full knowledge about its decryption and special search engines with VPN. Both the pros and cons of Dark Web arise from its anonymity.
This paper studies about the Dark Web through legal lens and legal intricacies associated with the usage of Dark Web. The usage of Dark Web is not illegal in India as there is no provision prohibiting the same. But, if the activities and the purpose for which it is used are illegal then there will be legal consequences. These illegal activities are hard to identify and trace because of the usage of VPN as India possess several free VPN providers.
The study apart from the privacy view also focused on the implication of consumer laws and cyber protection laws in India. The Author has used secondary research methodology for the findings. The research objective is to know the evolving types of cybercrimes in dark web, integration of consumer laws and the cyber security practices undertaken by the government for reducing the incidents of cyber-crimes. Towards the end, the paper aims to provide valuable suggestions for combating cyber-crimes in Dark Web through global collaborative practices, confining openly available VPNs, enacting provisions for regulating the usage of Dark Web and educating the users regarding the safe use of Dark Web to avoid being the target of cyber-criminals.
Keywords: Dark web, Privacy, Consumer law, Cyber security, Suggestions.
