Perception of Teenage Internet Users on Cyber Crimes (An Empirical Examination on Intermediate College Level Students in Guntur District of A.P)
Satish Kumar Ganta1, K.I. Pavan Kumar2
1Satish Kumar Ganta, Research Scholar, KLU College of Law, KL University, (Andhra Pradesh), India.
2Dr. K.I. Pavan Kumar, Associate Professor, KLU College of Law, KL University, (Andhra Pradesh), India.
Manuscript received on 30 September 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 09 October 2019 | Manuscript Published on 22 October 2019 | PP: 464-466 | Volume-8 Issue-3S October 2019 | Retrieval Number: C10961083S19/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.C1096.1083S19
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Abstract: The dependence and behavior of the citizens on information security and internet activities deeply affect the route that intend for using the information technology. It is a well known factor that the growth of cyber crimes in India is a resultant factor of issues such as lack of proper training and education and the low awareness levels of Indians towards punishment for cyber crimes. This paper aims at studying the perception levels of teenage internet users towards the aspect of cyber crimes based on statutory and ethical perspectives. Descriptive research design was adopted for this study in the sample size was fixed at 120 involving the intermediate college level students of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh. The data analysis was carried out with the help of statistical tools like t-Test and ANOVA. The findings of the study shows that there is no difference in the perception levels among male and female teenage internet users and the study further shows that there exists the significant difference in the perception levels of the respondents based on their level of education and perspectives based on statutory and ethical issues.
Keywords: Cyber Crimes, Perception, Cyber Law, Internet Users.
Scope of the Article: Internet Computing