Impact IT

Impact of IT

IT has had a big impact on our society. Many of these impacts have been positive, but there have been negative ones too.

Working in a small group, discuss each of the developments in IT that are listed in the table below. Decide what the positive benefits have been and what the negative drawbacks are.

IT development	Positive impacts	Negative impacts
Email	Easier way of communication	Spam, viruses, hackers,
Online shopping	Quicker, easier, great deals	Spam, viruses, hackers, may not be the website you think it is
Online banking	Quicker, easier	Spam, viruses, hackers might use your details
Smart phones	Quicker, easier, have apps, can text, phone, use the internet (can do nearly everything a computer and a camera can do)	Spam, viruses, hackers, don’t always have internet signal or signal
Laptop computers	Quicker, easier to manoeuvre,	Spam, viruses, hackers, overheating issues
Netbook computers	Quicker, even easier to manoeuvre	Spam, viruses, hackers, overheating
MP3 music	Easier than CDs.	Viruses, not always the full song, can’t always find the song you want
Social networking websites like Facebook	Good for chats, quick updates, etc.	Spam, viruses, hackers, stalkers, paedophiles,
IM programs like MSN Messenger	Can talk to people over it, easier than emails	Spam, viruses, hackers, stalkers, paedophiles
Search websites like Google	Quicker, easier, knowledge heaven, if google doesn’t know it nobody does.	Spam, viruses, hackers, may not be correct
Information sites like Wikipedia	Quicker, easier, find info fast	Spam, viruses, hackers, may not be correct