Cyber crime risk in free public WiFi
India TodayWhile announcing the go-ahead for the free Wi-Fi scheme on Thursday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that with 11,000 hotspots, the project will be the biggest initiative of its kind not just in India but the world. Another misuse of public WiFi was illustrated by the fact that most passengers at Patna railway station downloaded porn clips using free data available in 2016, according to Railway officials Indian Railway provides free Wi-Fi services at a large number of railway stations across the country. "Currently the conviction rates of cybercrime in the country are less than 1 per cent but the police department is well-equipped to deal with cases pertaining to misuse of public WiFi," Duggal said. Senior officials in Delhi Police said that the Delhi government had not approached them or conducted any meeting to discuss the implications and potential misuse of free Wi-Fi. It is very likely that cybercrime will increase and free Wi-Fi will be misused," said an official in the Delhi Police's Cyber Cell unit, requesting anonymity.
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