Major drive to sensitise public on spy cameras

 

Hyderabad: NSS volunteers along with Education and State Police departments will be creating awareness among the general public on how to detect spy cameras in public spaces and spyware besides preventing harassment and abuse of women and children. They will also be working on preventing traffic violations and accidents across the State.

She Teams

For this, the Education Department will be mobilising 1.5 lakh NSS volunteers from different educational institutions across the State.

Girl students will work alongside SHE teams of the Police Department to create awareness of spy cameras, spyware, and sexual abuse and harassment.

The NSS volunteers will also create awareness on preventing psychological traumatic incidents among people. As part of this effort, the volunteers will undergo training at Bharosa Centres. Further, the Hyderabad Traffic Police will provide six-day training to NSS volunteers on traffic rules and regulations to avoid violations and accidents. These initiatives came up during a recent NSS meeting on Girl Child and Road Safety Awareness.

Touchpoints

Speaking at the event, Red Eye founder Vara Lakshmi highlighted that a staggering amount of touch points at home may also be embedded with spy cameras such as in screws, soapboxes, shampoo bottles, fans, light fixtures etc. which can be identified with appropriate tools and gadgets. DCP (Traffic) Subha Rayudu spoke about the issue of vehicle overpopulation and dangerous driving practices. During the event, triple, distracted and drunk driving, and lack of license among other issues were explored as areas of improvement that can be transformed for the better by NSS volunteers.

Practical discussion

DCP (Women’s Safety) Dara Kavitha spoke regarding safe and unsafe touch. A practical discussion ensued about cultural inhibitions and the haunting real-world incidents that can be prevented through education and empowerment. The helpline 100 and special child line 1098 were reiterated as immediate sources of relief.

For cybercrimes, the newly initiated 1930 number was emphasized as a fast-track solution for reporting all cybercrimes