Rafael Núñez Aponte, computer security expert and director of MásQueDigital (MQD), was recently interviewed by specialized journalist Edgar Rincón (ITNEWS.LAT), a conversation in which he shared his vision of the concept and importance of reputation on the Internet, qualifying it as a reflection in the field or digital world of the prestige that we earn and deserve throughout life, and giving some tips on how to act when it is attacked and deliberately affected.

“Just as in the physical world we must take care of our reputation and prestige, in the digital world it is the same,” said Núñez, pointing out that the big difference is that online threats are exponential due to the existence of social networks and the proliferation of fake news, among other factors. “More than 15 years ago I realized that people lost more money because of what was said about them, than because of the intrusion itself of a hacker with the purpose of stealing assets, kidnapping information, impersonating identity and committing other crimes. informatics”.

Action and reaction

Rafael Núñez shares that since then he saw that there was a business opportunity, and that it was somehow connected to taking care of people and companies, doing good and acting correctly, so he dedicated himself to working on reputation on the internet. of a large number of customers.

The MQD director recommends reacting in two ways when suffering damage of this type. The first is not to panic (safeguard the psychological and moral part), and the second is to make a sustained diagnosis of the scope and impact of that damage.

The expert narrated how various tools are used today to x-ray cases, weighing the reliability or not of the sources, the relevance or not of the media, the identification of potential perpetrators and, of course, the possible actions to be taken (report, denounce, etc.).

Any online smear campaign is denounceable because, as he explained, the integral work between technology, legal management and lobbying that is done is fundamental and manages to identify the reportable data.

Own responsibilities

When asked about the effectiveness of digital platforms when dealing with these types of complaints, Rafael Núñez commented that they usually respond quickly, but he clarified that they are in no way to blame for the situation. «In most cases, the responsibility falls on the victim himself due to his carelessness when dealing with the Internet, the ease with which he falls for all kinds of scam techniques (often they are not very cautious and lack the most basic security) and how it usually acts when the vulnerability is already exposed.

Rafael Núñez Aponte, computer security expert and director of MQD, spoke about how we reflect our prestige in the digital sphere and how to protect and defend it

Given this scenario, the expert reiterated his security recommendations, encouraging people to be more careful and to trust others, yes, but always verifying the identity of “whoever” writes, calls or sends emails.

Finally, he spoke of the special care that must be taken with minors, explaining that effective and sincere communication is necessary with them, one in which they are explained that predators abound on the Internet, and in which everything is not repressed to avoid that they go to look outside the house for what they cannot find inside.

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Defamatory comments published on the Internet can be very harmful, both for the person indicated, as well as for their family group. The damages are diverse and affect from the children in their schools who are exposed to the rejection or ridicule of their peers for a fact that involves their parents, the business area, the companies or organizations that may be harmed in their contracts because others do not want to connect with them.

There may also be mental, psychological and psychiatric damages that can decompensate the victim. This is stated by the lawyer Jesús Ramón Rodríguez, who adds that we are all on the street and just as we can catch the flu, we can also be the object of offenses.

“Whether it is a normal person who is exalted or by a person who has a madness or lack of control, also through networks that slightly make some statements that affect the individual or that a web can place indications regarding another one without having contacted it, just because of a revenge or to cause any affection… in such a way that the aggrieved person feels bad,  and is affected.”

Rodríguez knows the subject very well. He is a specialist in Criminal Law and Computer Law. He stresses that the good name, reputation, honor and private life of people as well as their integrity are protected by the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in its article 60.

He takes profit to refer to article 442 of the Penal Code which regulates the issue of defamation and article 444, of the same code, which refers to insults.

It states that both terms have penalties that are mild in scope. “Defamation has a penalty of jail for one to three years and a fine of 100 to 1,000 tax units, that at the judge’s discretion, depending on the seriousness of the fact and if it concurs in other conducts that may be that it has been carried out in a manner continued, that aggravates the penalty,” he highlights.

In the case of insults, the Penal Code indicates that the person will be punished with imprisonment from six months to one year and a fine of fifty tax units (50 U.T.).

Actions to take

J.D. Jesús Ramón Rodríguez points out that there are actions that the defamed person can carry out, including addressing the aggressor and claiming the situation in order to withdraw the publication that has been made. Another way is to go directly to file what is called a complaint or a private accusation before a Court of Trial, not that of control. Accordong to him, it has to be triggered and monitored by the offended person himself or by his legal representative and that the Public Ministry does not intervene in this type of case.

“It is a situation of debate that will arise between the person who feels offended and the one who is being prosecuted, who is being accused of that conduct, of defamation and injury.”

The good name, reputation, honor and private life of people as well as their integrity are legally protected

He explains that – as they are crimes of private action – they have a particular, special procedure, also established in the Organic Code of Criminal Procedure. “It should be noted that the way to intervene the Prosecutor’s Office would be a first step, when this is about the location of data of that aggressor, of that offending person who is carrying out such activity and the offended person does not have the instruments to ensure that said person can be identified. Then the Public Ministry carries out what is called judicial assistance and delivers the information requested by the offended person and consigns it to the Court of trial so that the procedure with the complaint that it initiates can be carried out.”

Rodríguez recommends communicating with a trusted lawyer to be able to analyze the case and the behaviors if they really reach illicit that can be prosecuted and see the possibility that it may be reportable; “there are cases in which conviction responses have been received for these aggressive acts of the defamatory or insulting by electronic means and it is perfectly feasible.”

Finally, Rodríguez took advantage to put himself at the command of whoever wants to talk and have information about facts of which he feels offended, and thus analyze together “the situation that actually occurred and evaluate, consider whether we have the possibility of taking it to trial.”

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Fake news or false news can generate a dangerous circle of misinformation. At present, in a matter of seconds, these can be replicated in various digital sites, affecting the right that all citizens have to receive truthful, fair and balanced information.

The emergence of social platforms – in many cases – has contributed significantly to the dissemination of misleading news. “In principle, because by moving to a form of networking communication, unlike broadcasting, the exchange of messages on the network, allows users to be, in addition to consumers, also producers of speeches that circulate and that are often false” in addition to exaggerated.

This is outlined in general terms by the report entitled What are Fake News ?, directed not only to journalists, but also to society in general, in order to make them aware of and stop this disinformation spiral that, without a doubt, has had important repercussions in the political, social and cultural spheres.

The Report also highlights that, according to the First Draft organization (dedicated to improving online coverage skills and standards), there are 7 types of false information:

• Satire or parody
• Misleading content
• Imposter content
• Manufactured content
• False connection
• False context
• Manipulated content

The irreversible deterioration of the health of the defamed person can be one of the serious consequences of a false news

In Venezuela there have been numerous cases that have been presented in recent years, one of the most recent – and which had a great dissemination in the media – was that of the Venezuelan presenter Dave Capella, who before dying from complications associated with the Covid-19, was accused of using his condition as a scam. Among the personalities that echoed these comments, Jean Mary Curró and Alex Goncalves stand out. Many of his followers on social networks deplored the fact, so the two apologized formally to the memory of Dave and his relatives.

Balance and equity

Rafael Núñez, CEO of MásQueDigital and MásQueSeguridad, is convinced that every action generates a reaction. “This type of conduct causes them to lose credibility over time, and if it is public media, they receive criminal complaints”, as in fact happened in the case of the Venezuelan presenters.

Rafael emphasizes that the media must be very careful with the information they disclose, verify whether it is a true story or a manipulation, and bear in mind that this can cost them and the journalist their image. “We are in such a distorted society, it seems that nothing matters and it really does matter, it matters a lot, because every time we should be a better society, with constructive news that really generates value” in addition to naturally being truthful or true.

He recommends being weighted and seeking balance “because there are people who read the news before going to sleep and, according to what they take to the subconscious, somatize all that.” However, it recognizes that there are not very encouraging events that should be published or revealed, in this case it suggests, not to misrepresent or demonize the facts. “If you have to say something that is happening, negative of course, it should be said but without yellowish nuances, without demonizing. That is what worries, because that is how everything seems to be, and that is a half truth; It can even be a lie depending on what you mean. You have to change that.”

Ethics and responsibility

Ethics and responsibility are values ​​that must be present in the exercise of every profession. Why then do we see these practices in some communication mechanisms? Rafael assures that there are many reasons that move and go from unfair competition to financial ones. He adds that there are bloggers who are not professional journalists and are dedicated to extorting money. They take on the role of investigator to gain political or social attention and then ask for money in exchange for deleting the defamatory content. “There is a person in Panama who was dedicated to that, now he had to migrate, precisely because of so many complaints he had.”

These kinds of articles and publications produce serious effects, which of course include the reputational sphere. “Companies can lose customers. In recent years, we have seen everything, it is super delicate, and there are damages that can be almost irreversible. Reputation can take 20 years to create, but 5 minutes to destroy.”

Finally, Rafael Núñez, who directs MásQueDigital and MásQueSeguridad, advises all those who have been violated or affected by false accusations on the Internet, go to experts to seek guidance. “We at MásQueDigital are experts in reputation management and damage control. We can study the case, and since we have strategic alliances with specialized lawyers against computer crimes and defamation, we can provide all the necessary, comprehensive and convenient advice to properly attend your case, find solutions and find the best way to mitigate the risk, that’s the best, go to the specialist.”

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