Unsecured Websites cause internet defamation

• For the last two decades, the internet has been being built on the HTTP protocol. Data exchange in plaintext wasn’t much of an issue, as there was no commercial activity. Mostly, top officials in the government and academic people used to share information. But with the change of times, the internet has now growingly become a hunting ground for cybercriminals. From a security standpoint, there is a lot to worry about now.
• So, a politician to have an unsecured website is downright negligent. An attacker can easily inject offensive material or misrepresent a candidate’s position.
• Recently, the mayor of Tumpa was impersonated, which caused major chaos in the Tampa International Airport, just weeks before the Mayoral election. Others were historically defamed in their own resources or websites with lines like “neXt Madoff of real estate”, “he is a liar, a thief. The people of x country deserve someone better” - statements that are uncharacteristic of the individual that gives the opposition party an upper hand to take him down. These are termed as “False statements” which make the public question his character, motive and ultimately misrepresent him as a person.
• Apart from that, freedom of interaction gives unfettered abilities to people who make controversial statements that harm the goodwill and reputation of that individual. In today’s time, cyber defamation is often called “trolls’’.