Social+and+Ethical+Issues+with+the+Internet


 * = = Social Issue = ||= = Why it is an issue = ||
 * = Development of a new method of bullying, cyber-bullying ||= With the rapid growth of social networking sites on the Internet, people turn to the web to abuse others, specially during teenage years, which leads to poor school performance, depression and even an increase in suicide rates ||
 * = Development of online voting ||= New services are created on a regular basis and governments look to the web to provide a way and encourage their citizens, who live abroad, to participate in important political votes ||
 * = Reduction in social interaction ||= With the development of social networks, instant messaging, virtual worlds, online shopping etc. people are less social and spend less time outdoors ||

Phishing scams || Some governments ban the Internet (restricted) Not free to everyone Third world (poor countries) do not have access because of cost, training etc. || Ethical behaviour on the Internet. || Overdependancy on the Internet ||
 * = = Ethical Issue = ||= = Why it is an issue = ||
 * = Reliability and Integrity ||= Unreliable sources of information
 * = Security ||= With more and more financial decisions and transactions being made online, there is always a risk of private information being misused or transactions being intercepted by unauthorised users ||
 * = Privacy and Anonymity ||= Everything you do on the Internet is being monitored, you have absolutely NO PRIVACY on the Internet ||
 * = Intellectual property ||= Songs and Movies are being uploaded by people and shared with users around the world, this raises the issue of Intellectual Property as the owner of the product has rights over it and one of the copyrights agreement is that it is not allowed to be sold or distributed ||
 * = Authenticity ||= With the development of technologies regarding authentication, it is getting harder and harder for unauthorised users to access something posing as someone else ||
 * = Digital divide ||= Not all people can afford Internet
 * = Surveillance ||= The iPhone and iPod with Internet has a technology that keeps the product constantly under surveillance and monitoring. This is useful in trying to locate stolen phones but also a concern as your movement and lcoation is being tracked by someone ||
 * = Globalization and cultural diversity ||= The whole world is interconnected now thanks to the the media and the Internet. People are able to know what is going on in the opposite part of the world in real-time through news sites and instant messaging ||
 * = Policies ||= Very complicated and too long (Terms and conditions being agreed carelessly) ||
 * = Standards and Protocols ||= Rules of Internet use in all countries should be followed so that the Internet can be compatible in all countries and it can all work properly between people ||
 * = Digital citizenship ||= Cyber-bullying is the result of improper digital citizenship, users of the Internet are expected to behave in an appropriate manner and abusing one another is definitely the opposite of that.
 * = People and Machine ||= Addiction