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Children’s Privacy: India’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) found a 400%+ one-year rise in cybercrime cases committed against kids

Comparing 2020 to 2019, NCRB’s reported a sharp rise in publishing of materials depicting children in sexually explicit acts. Though overall volume is small, this plus UNICEF’s 2020 report on youth internet use – – which said that 37.6 million children in India accessed remote learning during the pandemic – reinforces concern that increased loneliness and limited opportunities for socialization make children more vulnerable online.