A class 10 student, who was taunted by his classmates for having a pockmarked face, puts up a pornographic website and displays nude "morphed" images of his classmates and teachers.
The number of incidents as well as the seriousness of the acts taking place due to the usage of the Internet by children could be far more damaging.
To tackle this abuse of children through the misuse of modern technology, Asian School of Cyber Laws has launched FACT (Freedom from Abuse of Children through Technology).
FACT is a five-pronged programme that includes:
- Educating the children
on the perils of surfing the Internet and how they could safeguard themselves.
- Educating the parents
on how to monitor the Internet activities of their children to prevent any untoward incidents.
- Schools awareness program
to equip the schools with the requisite tools to inculcate in their curriculum, awareness programs on the dangers of the Internet.
- Creating Media awareness
by way of assisting the media and providing vital information to them, which would be helpful to spread the message of the perils of the Internet.
- Establishing a FACT Help Line
to assist and advise students and parents facing a cyber threat and providing counselling to victims of cyber crimes. We can be emailed at: fact@asianlaws.org
