Digital Arrest: Balancing Law Enforcement & Privacy

The book delves into one of the most urgent challenges of the digital age: the intersection of cyber-enabled law enforcement and the fundamental right to privacy. This book unpacks the dual realities embodied in the concept of “digital arrest”— on the one hand, the growing sophistication of cyber scams where criminals impersonate police or judicial authorities to coerce and extort ordinary people; on the other, the increasing use of digital technologies by bona fide law enforcement to detect, apprehend, and prevent crime in cyberspace. The book first introduces the landscape of digital arrest scams.

Dr. Megha Garg is an Associate Professor in Law at K.R. Mangalam University, Gurgaon. She is having more than 9 years of teaching experience. She has done her PhD in Surrogacy Laws. She has to her credit a number of research publications in UGC Care listed, Scopus indexed and peer reviewed journal covering diverse areas of law.

Mr. Anurag Sharma is an Assistant Professor at the School of Legal Studies, K.R. Mangalam University, with over six years of teaching experience. His areas of expertise include Corporate Law, Artificial Intelligence and Law, and Criminal Law. He has to his credit several research publications in Scopus indexed, UGC CARE-listed, and peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Shobhna Jeet is a distinguished faculty member at KR Mangalam University and a founding faculty member of the Department of Law at Central University of Haryana. She holds a PhD (Cyber Law), UGC NET, LLM, LLB (Hons), and DPM, all from prestigious universities in India.

The book delves into one of the most urgent challenges of the digital age: the intersection of cyber-enabled law enforcement and the fundamental right to privacy. This book unpacks the dual realities embodied in the concept of “digital arrest”— on the one hand, the growing sophistication of cyber scams where criminals impersonate police or judicial authorities to coerce and extort ordinary people; on the other, the increasing use of digital technologies by bona fide law enforcement to detect, apprehend, and prevent crime in cyberspace. The book first introduces the landscape of digital arrest scams.