Digital literacy, monitoring a must
Digital literacy among people and strong monitoring mechanism are crucial to prevent cybercrime and propaganda, said speakers at a discussion in the capital's Bangabandhu International Conference Centre yesterday.
The discussion titled, “Combating Cybercrime and Propaganda”, was held as part of Digital World 2017, a four-day IT exposition that will end today, reports BSS.
The incidents of cybercrime are on the rise where social media is playing a vital role in sharing information, said Prof Touhid Bhuiyan, director of cyber security center at Daffodil International University.
Referring to the incidents of Nasirnagar and Rangpur, DBC News Editor Pranab Saha said Bangladesh is already experiencing some shocking ones as social media influences people's attitude.
The photoshopped image of convicted war criminal Delawar Hossain Sayedee on the moon posted on a Facebook page, creating a countrywide violence -- is a perfect example of cybercrime and propaganda, said Prof Touhid.
The speakers feared that such incidents may happen ahead of the next national election. They said people have to verify the information posted on the internet.
Giving several examples of fake news spread through social media recently, Prof Touhid said the internet is only the latest means of communication to be abused to spread lies and misinformation.
“The challenge is to verify the truth,” he said stressing the need for launching a counter-propaganda method.
Tapan Kanti Sarkar, president of CTO Forum Bangladesh; Arfe Elahi Manik, IT manager of a2i at Prime Minister Office; and Dr Ijazul Haque, head of IT at Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, among others, spoke at the programme.
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