Introduction
The digital age, also known as the computer age, is a period in human history characterized by the shift from traditional industry that the Industrial Revolution brought through industrialization, to an information-based economy. The beginning of the information age is associated with the digital revolution.
During the information age, the phenomenon is that the digital industry creates a knowledge-based society, surrounded by a high-tech global economy that influences how the services and products sector operate in an efficient and convenient way..
Beginnings of technology
By the 1980s, technology became a large part of everyday life in societies. When societies know more about the development of a technology, they become able to take advantage of it. When an innovation reaches a certain point after it has been presented and promoted, this technology becomes part of society.
However, there are negative side effects, within this virtual realm, social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and SNAPCHAT have altered the way of thinking of society and therefore how they see themselves. Another example of the negative effects of technology on society is the speed with which it is pushing younger generations toward maturity. With the world at their fingertips, children can learn anything they want. With uncensored internet sources, without proper supervision, children can be exposed to explicit material at inappropriate ages
Internet
The Internet is the global system for interconnecting computer networks that use the Internet's family of protocols (TCP / IP) to link billions of devices around the world. It is a network of networks consisting of millions of private, public, academic, business and government networks, linked by a wide range of electronic, wireless and optical network technologies. The Internet carries a wide range of information resources and services, the World Wide Web (WWW), email, telephony. The Internet is very famous today for the satisfaction of people with various services related to various different fields.
It is a very versatile installation that can help you perform many tasks comfortably and easily with a few clicks. It is in general practice today for a person to seek a solution.
Media and Social Networks
Social media is a term given to sites and applications that facilitate online social interactions that generally focus on exchanging information with other users. The most famous of these sites is Facebook. There are a number of moral values that these sites question. Shannon Vallor (2011) has reflected on how sites challenge the notion of friendship. She notes that four key dimensions of Aristotle's 'virtuous friendship,' namely:
- Reciprocity Self-knowledgeLiving in common
There are, of course, privacy concerns that abound in the use of social media. James Parrish next Mason (1986) recommends three policies that a social media user should follow to ensure privacy:
- When sharing information, it is not only necessary to take into account the privacy of your personal information, but also the privacy of other people's information that may be linked to the information that is shared. A user should not publish information about themselves that They feel that they may want to recant at a future date. It is the responsibility of the user to determine the authenticity of a person or program before allowing the person or program to access the shared information. (Parrish 2010)
These systems are not typically designed to protect the privacy of the individual, but since these services are usually free, there is a strong economic drive for service providers to harvest at least some information about the activities of their users on the site with in order to sell that information to advertisers for marketing..
ICT's
Information and communications technology is often used as an extended synonym for information technology (IT), is yet another term that emphasizes the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals).
Impact on employment and income distribution
The information age has affected the workforce in several ways. A situation has been created in which workers performing tasks that are easily automated are forced to look for work that involves tasks that are not automated.
Workers are also forced to compete in a global job market and are being replaced by computers that can do their jobs faster and more efficiently. This poses problems for workers in industrial societies, which have yet to be resolved.
Jobs traditionally associated with the middle class are beginning to disappear either through outsourcing or automation. People who lose their jobs must scroll up, joining a group of engineers, doctors, lawyers, professors, scientists, professors, executives, journalists, consultants, etc., or settle for low-grade service jobs with low wages.
Values
The implementation of technology influences the values of a society by changing expectations and realities. Technology implementation is also influenced by values that originally applied only to machines, but now apply to all aspects of society, with each element expected to achieve an increasingly high percentage of its maximum possible yield in production or capacity.
Most modern technological processes produce unwanted by-products - products in addition to the desired products, which are known as industrial waste and lead to contamination. While most of the material waste is reused in the industrial process, many wastes are released into the environment, with negative environmental side effects such as pollution and lack of sustainability.
Different social and political systems strike different balances between the value they place on additional goods versus the devaluations of waste products and pollution. Some technologies are specifically designed with the environment in mind, but most are designed first for economic or ergonomic effects.
The effects of technology on the environment are obvious and subtle. The most obvious effects include depletion of non-renewable natural resources (such as oil, coal, minerals), and the addition of air, water and land pollution. Every time a set of waste previously unknown to humans is created: toxic waste, radioactive waste, electronic waste.
conclusion
We like to think that we have options in all things, and that we exercise values in making our decisions. But our values change over time in an unpredictable way.
It is premature to say that we understand how to implement meaningful choice and responsible values when it comes to technologies. In fact, much of what we do today is naive and superficial, steeped in thoughtful ideologies and overly rigid worldviews. But the good news is that we know how to do better and some of the steps we must take. It is, of course, a choice based on the values we have as to whether we do it.
References
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