Policing Cyber Hate: A Comparatıve Analysis Between Malaysia and India

Hate speech becomes prevalent phrase in modern times. It is utilised in political debates, and legal jargon. Recently, Southeast Asia has seen an increase in disinformation-driven hate speech. Such crime evolved into a new paradigm with the advances in ICT. Currently, social media platforms allow people to exercise their right to free speech. People publish sensitive content and provocative remarks on social media without any restraints or limitations, which jeopardises or threatens national security and peace. Many cyber-related crimes including hate speech are criminalised in India and Malaysia. However, both jurisdictions' laws have several flaws, and there is no explicit and comprehensive legislation to govern or punish online hate speech. It also analyses flaws in existing legal systems and proposes new techniques to regulate online hate speech in Malaysia and India. This study uses a doctrinal research technique, which analyses primary and secondary sources. The findings show that the use of social media platforms is on the rise, increasing the possibility to infringe on fundamental liberties such as hate speech and expression. Without legal oversight or effective governance, the problem could lead to poor governance and threaten the well-being of the nations. © 2022, Department of Law, University of North Bengal. All rights reserved.

CYBER SECURITY IN THE AGE OF COVID-19: A TIMELINE AND ANALYSIS OF CYBER-CRIME AND CYBER-ATTACKS DURING THE PANDEMIC

The entire world has been impacted by Covid-19, which has forced the nations to undergo lockdowns, which have opened the new horizons of virtual learning and work from home culture. Though virtual learning and online meetings were available prior to the lockdowns, use of these platforms have intensified. There is a lack of awareness among many in the public concerning the perils of using these platforms which makes them susceptible to cyber-crime attacks phishing, sexual or verbal abuse, eve teasing etc. Lockdowns have provided cyber criminals with new criminal opportunities and evidence shows that there has been a rampant increase in the number of cyber-crimes during this period. Public lack of awareness has led to innocent people falling prey in the hands of attackers. Since the pandemic and ensuing lockdowns came as a surprise, public and private authorities lacked the opportunity to make appropriate arrangements for training people and making these platforms secure. There is no question that if these platforms are made secure, then they will prove to be as an asset to the society but much work must be done to achieve the goal of complete cyber security.

Dentists' concerns about the control of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in daily dental practice: A web-based cross-sectional study

Introduction: A newly identified viral infection, a global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019, that began in Wuhan, China, and spread around the world, causing an epidemic of pneumonia (COVlD-19), has infected millions of population, causing social anxiety and panic amongst healthcare professionals and the general public. This study aimed to measure the dentists' anxiety and apprehension of being infected while operating during the latest coronavirus disease (COVlD-19) epidemic through a web-based questionnaire. Materials and Methods: An online survey was used to perform a cross-sectional analysis. The well-constructed questionnaire, which consisted of closed-ended questions, was prepared and submitted to dentists of India. A total of 396 people from all over India took part in the survey. Results: The debilitating consequences of COVlD-19 caused anxiety and fear in a total of 55.8% of general dental practitioners in India. There were 373 dentists (94.2%) who were mindful of recent developments in care procedures. The majority of dentists, 316 (79.8%), are fearful of contracting COVID-19 from a patient or co-worker, and 309 (78%) dentists are nervous when treating a patient with COVID-19. Conclusion: Indian dentists revealed good information regarding COVID-19. However, dentists were comprehensive about the extra precautionary measures that protect them about the virus. A considerable percentage of dentists reflected their anxiety and worries about dental profession due to which they have either changed their services to comply with the rules or shut down their practices for an indefinite time.

Can training in diagnostic radiology be moved online during the COVID-19 pandemic? UK trainee perceptions of the Radiology-Integrated Training Initiative (R-ITI) e-learning platform.

AIM: To assess trainee perceptions of the Radiology-Integrated Training Initiative (R-ITI)) e-learning modules. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A mixed methodology approach was used, with triangulation between a thematic analysis of eight semi-structured interviews from radiology trainees and trainers, and a contextual analysis of 60 free-text feedback comments and module ratings from trainees after completion of R-ITI modules. RESULTS: Three broad themes emerged: "learning the subject matter", "learning the role," and "e-learning preferences". Superficial learning techniques were prevalent when "learning the subject matter" during early training, with e-learning resources providing a good pedagogical fit for this learning. Much of what was considered "learning the role" of the radiologist was learned at the workplace. This included topics with inherent subjectivity, which were difficult to convey with e-learning. Trainees' "e-learning preferences" favoured modules that incorporated many imaging cases with layer annotation, clinical relevance, and self-assessment. CONCLUSIONS: The ease of reproducing imaging studies using the R-ITI platform represents a huge potential for e-learning. Content tailored to the learning needs of the trainee, the appropriateness of the subject matter for an online platform, and the design of the e-learning modules are important considerations. Radiology training also involves important tacit learning and discussions around subjective topics, which are difficult to capture on this platform.

Internet of things based flexible architectures for public distribution system in lockdown situations

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak-related lockdowns have shown that the current public distribution systems (PDS) are inefficient, as it does not reach the needy on-time. Considering a vast country like India, where the population is large and unevenly distributed, the PDS is complicated, aiming to reach out to individuals on-time. If the authorities know in prior, the urgency and demand for food supplies, they can efficiently plan food distribution to reach the individuals quickly. In this work, we propose solutions for the said problem through the Internet of Things (IoT) based architectures, which are inspired by our prior works [1] and [2]. The proposed IoT architecture utilizes a wireless device, wireless data network infrastructure, and cloud technology. The wireless device triggers a ticket or notification to the concerned authority, identifying the person in need of food supplies and the overall demand in a geographic area. A case study-based design approach is followed for designing these IoT architectures. © 2020 IEEE.

Role of LIS Professionals to provide authentic information sources during COVID-19 a Pandemic crisis

During the national crisis, caused by a novel pandemic such as COVID-19 virus infections, people need authentic information to face such a virus. Libraries need to come forward in such a situation as primary sources of trustworthy information by providing rapid and easy access to those seeking authentic information sources. In this crisis, giving Remote Access, Virtual Library, e-resources, Ask the Librarian reference services to the user in real-time and at scale for a range of scientific- and policy-related responses can be very significant to the academic and research community. The present study has collected data from authentic information sources, mainly Government official portals of Indian states such as the MyGov COVID-19, UTs, and National/International agencies, etc. After analyzing and studying the data, the authentic information sources served to the research community are listed out. This paper also highlights the ratio of COVID-19 publications and highly cited publication of the same, using the Scopus abstracting databases. This study is an original research work focused on the roles and responsibilities and actions taken by the Library and librarians in crisis situations. Hence this study will help Librarians, Information Providers, Practitioners, Policy Makers, Researchers, and development activity in this field. © 2020. All Rights Reserved.