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Global
network issues (particularly the use of the Internet).
Information may be accessed from anywhere in the World; Possibility
of teleworking so where you live would not be as important;
Freedom of information (should there be any form of censorship);
The use of chat services break up barriers between different
cultures; Can get criminal activities (e.g. get rich quick
schemes); Spending too much time on the Internet causes problems;
Opportunity of hacking etc.
Employment/Unemployment Issues
There are many new types of jobs created such as; systems
analysts, programmers, network managers, IT technicians, computer
engineers etc. Increased leisure time; Greater possibility
of working from home; Fewer dangerous jobs; Faster processing
of information.
Social
Issues
Young people are spending too much time on the Internet or
playing computer games. Generation is likely to be less healthy.
People don't communicate as well as they used to. High tech
society alienates those people who do not understand the technology.
Reliance
on IT
Reliance on IT can be seen with the effects of the Millenium
bug. Sometimes people cannot do the job manually if they need
to.
Environmental
Less paper means fewer trees have to be cut down. Laser printers
give out ozone which causes harmful uv rays to reach the earth.
Less wastage in chemical processes reduces energy needed.
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