Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C)
Background
The Union Home Ministry in the RTI reply has said it does not maintain a centralised list of volunteers enrolled under the cybercrime volunteer programme.
State subject
It said that the police is a “State subject” under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution hence the information could be sought directly from the respective States and Union Territories.
Cybercrime volunteers
The Home Ministry, through its cybercrime grievance portal, aims to raise a group of “cybercrime volunteers” to flag “unlawful content” on the Internet.
Internet Freedom Foundation
A digital rights group, the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF), has said the programme enables a culture of surveillance and could create potential social distrust by encouraging civilians to report the online activities of other citizens.
Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C)
The National Cybercrime Ecosystem Management Unit, of which the Cybercrime Volunteers Programme is a constituent, is part of the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) scheme was launched by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in January 2020.
The I4C scheme that includes other components also has been allocated Rs. 69.80 crore in the 2021-22 Budget.
(Source: The Hindu)
