The proposed move of police to make fingerprint system mandatory at cyber cafes in the city evoked sharp reaction from the internet cafe operators. They argue that police should first crack down on un
authorised cafes. "Making fingerprint system compulsory is not a good idea and may not be feasible. Police should first close down 1,000 unauthorised cafes operating in the city to bring down cyber crimes,'' Ashish Saboo, president of the Mumbai chapter of Association of Public ICT Tools Access Providers, said. Additional police commissioner (crime) Deven Bharti said the police had raided unauthorised cafes whenever they received complaints. "We continue to raid such cyber cafes. Our idea behind the new plan is to keep a tab on internet users. This will help us nail the accused if a cyber crime is committed.'' There are about 500 to 800 registered cyber cafes in the city and about 1,000 are unauthorised. "Increase in the number of cyber crimes in the city prompted us to think about the idea,'' Bharti said. The number of cyber crime cases rose from 142 in 2005 to 775 in 2008. Of the cases registered in 2008, 164 related to fake profiling, defamation and sending obscene content while two complaints pertained to the matrimonial website shadi.com. Police have received over 155 cyber crime complaints this year.
authorised cafes. "Making fingerprint system compulsory is not a good idea and may not be feasible. Police should first close down 1,000 unauthorised cafes operating in the city to bring down cyber crimes,'' Ashish Saboo, president of the Mumbai chapter of Association of Public ICT Tools Access Providers, said. Additional police commissioner (crime) Deven Bharti said the police had raided unauthorised cafes whenever they received complaints. "We continue to raid such cyber cafes. Our idea behind the new plan is to keep a tab on internet users. This will help us nail the accused if a cyber crime is committed.'' There are about 500 to 800 registered cyber cafes in the city and about 1,000 are unauthorised. "Increase in the number of cyber crimes in the city prompted us to think about the idea,'' Bharti said. The number of cyber crime cases rose from 142 in 2005 to 775 in 2008. Of the cases registered in 2008, 164 related to fake profiling, defamation and sending obscene content while two complaints pertained to the matrimonial website shadi.com. Police have received over 155 cyber crime complaints this year.For further details visit at :timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Cyber-cafes-log-out-of-fingerprinting-plan/articleshow/4713516.cms
