Fake Profiles

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FAKE PROFILES Arpita Agarwal imb2009023Monika Lal imb2009027Gunjan Srivastava imb2009030

Anil Kr. Ransom imb2009047Mayank Agarwal imb2009053

Durga Pratap Singh imb2009052

Amit Mishra imb2009055

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES



Social Networking?

grouping of individuals into specific groups, like smallrural communities or a neighborhood subdivision.

OBJECTIVE:-

to gather and

share first-hand information and

experiences about cooking,golfing, gardening, developingfriendships or professional alliances, findingemployment, business-to-business marketing andeven groups sharing information.



Currently.

The potential damage from identity theft via

Fake Profiles is devastating, both on the personal

level by creating difficulties in employment, ruining social

and professional connections, damaging reputations; aswell as on a financial level, such as stealing customers,corporate data etc.

-Aladdins report



List of popular social

networking sitesFacebook

Orkut

LinkedInTwitter

Myspace

Bebo , etc



Orkut Fake Cases



Orkut Fake Profile cases:

SCENARIO 1 A fake profile of a woman is created on Orkut. The profile displays her correct name and

contact information (such as address, residential phone number, cell phone number etc).Sometimes it even has her photograph.

The problem this kind of description questions her character. Other Orkut members see thisprofile and start calling her at all hours of the day asking for inappropriate favour. This leadsto a lot of harassment for the victim and also defames her in society.

The law Section 67 of Information Technology Act and section 509 of the Indian Penal Code.

Who is liable?

Directors of Orkut as well as all those who create and update the fake profile. The motive Jealousy or revenge (e.g. the victim may have rejected the advances made by the suspect).

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Orkut Fake Profile

cases(contd) Scenario 2:

An online hate community is created.This community displays objectionable informationagainst a particular country, religious or ethnic group or even against national leaders andhistorical figures.

The law

Section 153A and 153B of Indian Penal Code.

Who is liable?

Same as Scenario 1.

The motive

Desire to cause racial hatred (e.g Pakistani citizens creating an anti-India online community).




Orkut Fake Profile

cases(contd) Scenario 3:

A fake profile of a man is created on Orkut. The profile contains

defamatory information abut the victim (such as his alleged sexual

weakness, alleged immoral character etc) The law

Section 500 of Indian Penal Code.

Who is liable?

Same as Scenario 1.

The motive

Hatred (e.g. a school student who has failed may victimize his teachers).




Modus Operandi (mode of

operation)

1. The suspect would create a free Gmail account using a fictitiousname.

2. The email ID chosen by him would be unrelated to his real identity.

3. The suspect would then login to Orkut.com and create the

offensive profile.



Fake Facebook Profile



FAKE PROFILE CASES

1. July 2008, reported a fake profile of the President of Guyana Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo on social websitewww.HI5.com.

2. Another fake profile has been discovered on Facebookin the name of Bharrat Jagdeo. the impersonator isapparently using the profile to defraud supporters of the website by offering them land and other

concessions.




Fake faces on Facebook!

The imposter have not even spared the first citizen of India ,theH

onble President her Excellency Pratibha Devi Sing Patil. Thepresident secretariat found that there are four such fake profiles

LAW :- The FIR under Sections 469 IPC and 66A Information Technology

Act, 2000 was registered based on the said complaint at the policestation, EOW, Delhi Police






Scenario

`David is an entrepreneur who is starting his own business online.

` The business is having a hard time taking off.

` David decides to create a fake facebook profile to promote his business. Hedoesnt want to use his own personal profile.

` He uses his own picture, but a different name.

` He begins adding random friends and edits his personal page with falseinformation.

` David then starts sending mass messages to these friends with links to hisonline business.

http://entrepreneurblogr.com/2010/10/interview-with-six-figure-blogger-david-risley/



CASE Thomas Ryan from a security company, Provide Security, created a fakeprofile for a woman named Robin Sage, who posed as a Navy

cyberthreat analyst and tried to befriend around 300 real people in theUS military, defence contractors, information security companies andintelligence agencies. It was a 28 day experiment to find out how socialnetworking sites could be used to covertly gather intelligence. The saidfake profile attracted dozens of connections across sites includingFacebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, including a senior intelligence official inthe US marine corps, the chief of staff for a US congressman and severalsenior executives at defence contractors, as well as an official from theNational Reconnaissance Office, which builds, launches and runs US spysatellites. Some of the friends who connected with the said fake profileshared personal and professional information and photos, which Ryanclaims could have compromised corporate and possibly even nationalsecurity. The experiment and its study were showcased by Thomas Ryan

at the BlackHat security conference held in Las Vegas, USA. The result of the experiments shows that how easy it is to conduct social engineeringfor nefarious purposes like data theft.

http://science.dodlive.mil/2010/07/21/the-dangers-of-friending-strangers-the-robin-sage-experiment/





Kantian Evaluation

The intention of the individual creating the fake profile is topromote theirs or others businesses.

The people becoming friends with any fake person are beingdeceived and therefore are a means to an end.

Facebooks Terms of Use states that users provide their real

names and real information and do not create accounts foranyone but themselves.






Social Contract Evaluation

The creator of a fake facebook account may have the right to try and make friends,however under the terms of use provided by Facebook, that right is taken away oncethey provide false information.

The honest users on facebook have the right to know who their friends really are.

The honest users of Facebook have the right to making friends, not being hassled.




Law regarding Fake Profile

in INDIA (IT Act, 2000)section crime punishment

Section 66 fraudulently and dishonestly with

ulterior motive uses the fake

profiles to spread spam or virusesor commit data theft.

imprisonment upto three years

or with fine upto five lakh rupees

or both

Section 66A post offensive or menacing

information on the fake profileconcerning the person in whose

name the profile is created.


and with fine

Section 66C uses the unique identification

feature of the real person like

his/her photograph and other

personal details to create a fake

profile


and fine upto one lakh rupee



Contd.section crime punishment

Section 66D personating the real person by

means of fake profile

Section 67 the imposter posts something which is

obscene which is lascivious or appeals to

the prurient interest or if its effect is such

as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons

who are likely, having regard to all

relevant circumstances, to read, see or

hear the matter contained or embodied init.

three years and with fine which

may extend to five lakh rupees

and in the event of second or

subsequent conviction with

imprisonment of either

description for a term which

may extend to five years andalso with fine which may extend

to ten lakh rupees.

Section 67A fake profile contains sexually explicit act

or conduct.

to five years and with fine which

may extend to ten lakh rupeesand in the event of second or

subsequent conviction with

imprisonment of either

description for a term which

may extend to seven years and

also with fine which may extend

to ten lakh rupees. The offence

is cognizable and non bailable.

Section 67 B obscene fake profile is that of children

below 18 years of age

The offence is cognizable and

non bailable with similar

quantum of punishment as inSection 67A



Law regarding Fake Profile

in INDIA (IPC)section crime punishment

Section 469 forgery in electronic formis created with the

intention of harming or

lowering the reputationof the real persons

imprisonment for a termwhich may extend to

three years and shall also

be liable to fine.

Section 499/500 IPC profile is posted withdefamatory content withan intention to defameother



Caveat emptor

all prevention is better than cure

be careful while surfing the net or making

profile on the social networking sites. DO NOT REVEAL TOO MUCHOF YOUR

PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

. Never add a stranger as a friend or sharepersonal information with him.

Never click any links that come from

strangers in messages or emails.



If fallen victim

Guess who the Culprit is

Report to SocialNetworking Site

Lodge the FIR with Police





Thank you!!!

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