To monitor the activities of internet users in cyber cafes in the eastern part of Kutch district bordering Pakistan, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the district police has installed special software in computers.
According to Chirag Koradia, Superintendent of Police, Kutch (East), the software will keep track of all surfing activity done at the cyber cafes of bordering cities. "Since the area is close to the border, we wanted a system which could provide us minute details such as who surfed which website on any given day," said Koradia.
The Special Operations Group has identified 22 cyber cafes in Gandhidham, Adipur, Anjar, Bhachau and Rapar. According to SOG police inspector LD Vagadia, the computers of all 22 cyber cafes in the areas are now equipped with 'Clinch,' a web tracking software. "It is made by a Bangaluru based firm and installed at free of cost in every computer at these cafes. The software will keep complete records of the person who uses the PC and which website he/she opened," said Vagadia.
Under the new system, the user has to fill a form before he/she starts surfing the net from a café. "After filling of the form, a unique ID will be created, through which the user can surf the web. The software firm has given access of their database to SOG, so that we can keep track of all users through our own server," said Vagadia, who also added that this software is already installed in cyber cafes in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and some southern Indian states.
