and communication networks to operate efficiantly, everyday people keep in

touch with families from great distances, information has been made more

accessable with the growth of the internet. The information age is here and its

use is growing at an alarming rate, computers are becoming smaller, faster,

and more powerful than before, machines are replacing humans in the

workplace, business meetings are being held over the internet and not in

person. In this paper i will discuss the social, ethical and legal implications of

The introduction of information technology has caused some unemployment,

· Computer-controlled warehouses need only a handful of staff to operate them.

· Computer-controlled robots are now common on production lines, replacing

· The old skills of workers in the printing industry are now out-of-date.

· Some jobs have disappeared as they can now be done automatically e.g.

checking football pools coupons, marking multiple choice exam papers.

However, it is fair to say that the development of information technology has

people will keep getting away with it.

another. Every one of the top 100 companies in Britain has been targeted by

are setting up special units to deal with Internet crime.

· There is less opportunity to meet people and share ideas - teamwork is more

· Apart from physically restricting access the only control is via filtering

Some topics in this essay:
Home Home, Theft FAST, Designers CAD, Security Internet, Social Implications, Misuse Act, Protection Act, Conferencing Video, Ethical Implications, Data Protection, include ·, data protection, data protection act, protection act, software ·, credit card, computer material permission, costs ·, material permission, copyright laws, home shopping, computer material, material permission eg, · allowing users, accessing computer material,