Society depends very much upon the computational and information processing skills of computers computers. The benefits of using computers are6 obvious and have been discussed above.6 However computer revolution has generated intense controversies. Some of these heated controversies are listed below:
1) Privacy and misuse of personal information
2) Monitoring data on job activities
3) Electronic fund transfer and basilers society
4) Effect of automation on job
5) Computer crimes.
Privacy :
A great deal of data about individuals are stored in computers , and the trend to store such data is increasing. Some of the data are of personal or private nature and there is a natural concern that they should not be misused. Some countries have passed or are about to pass the data protection act and create data protection authority to stop the misuse of personal data and to cheek violation of privacy.
Computer Monitoring :
In computer monitoring, computer continuously gather and assimilate data on job activities to measure performance of the employees. Computer monitoring has proved itself a usefull took for increasing productitivy. However, workers usually complain that being constantly observed and analyzed by a computer automatically add unnecessary stress to them.
Casheless Society :
In electronic fund transfer (EFT) money is transferred electronically from account to account by computers. Use of automatic teller machines (ATM) and payroll transfer systems are increasing. Some banks offer home banking services through their computers. Money may be climinated in future resulting in a casheless society ! It has some advantages, but the critical issue is the misuse of personal information as the system needs every thing from a persons life style to his or her location to be monitored.
Jobs and Unemployment Issues :
Computers usually affect the work of staff within the organization organization. As a result, some jobs may be created and some may be lost. This creates a demand for training and retraining. Loss of jobs owing to computerization gives rise to alarm. However, only a very small proportion of the unemployment is directly caused by new technology. In certain applications jobs likely to be lost are : some office and factory jobs. Whether job losses result in permanent unemployment is another matter. It depends on the process of reemployment and retraining of the affected persons.
Computer Crimes :
There are many types of computer crimes. However, three aspects of computer crimes are often reported and deserve attention because of their social importance. They are :
1) Hacking and Computer fraud
2) Computer Viruses
3) Copyright Piracy .
The term "hacker" identifies a programmer who works in an skillful but illegal way. The name has become associated with individuals who make a hobby of making unauthorized access to computer systems. This anti-social behavior often leads to loss and inconvenience to the individuals. Legislation has been passed in many countries to make hacking illegal. The technique used by hackers to bypass system security are similar to those used by individuals concerned in computer fraud. Computer systems should be made as safe and secure as possible against hacking, fraud and viruses.
A computer virus is a program which attaches itself to another program. It replicates itself and causes infect systems by disks which have been infected. When a virus infected program is run the virus, modifies its host, and also replicate itself. Some viruses are merely annoying. Others cause data to be corrupted or deleted. There are many virus detection and protection packages in use.
Software software piracy is the use of unauthorized copies of software. It is like any other breach of copyright and the individuals responsible can face stiff penalties. Many countries, including Bangladesh, passed regulation to prevent software copy right piracy.
1) Privacy and misuse of personal information
2) Monitoring data on job activities
3) Electronic fund transfer and basilers society
4) Effect of automation on job
5) Computer crimes.
Privacy :
A great deal of data about individuals are stored in computers , and the trend to store such data is increasing. Some of the data are of personal or private nature and there is a natural concern that they should not be misused. Some countries have passed or are about to pass the data protection act and create data protection authority to stop the misuse of personal data and to cheek violation of privacy.
Computer Monitoring :
In computer monitoring, computer continuously gather and assimilate data on job activities to measure performance of the employees. Computer monitoring has proved itself a usefull took for increasing productitivy. However, workers usually complain that being constantly observed and analyzed by a computer automatically add unnecessary stress to them.
Casheless Society :
In electronic fund transfer (EFT) money is transferred electronically from account to account by computers. Use of automatic teller machines (ATM) and payroll transfer systems are increasing. Some banks offer home banking services through their computers. Money may be climinated in future resulting in a casheless society ! It has some advantages, but the critical issue is the misuse of personal information as the system needs every thing from a persons life style to his or her location to be monitored.
Jobs and Unemployment Issues :
Computers usually affect the work of staff within the organization organization. As a result, some jobs may be created and some may be lost. This creates a demand for training and retraining. Loss of jobs owing to computerization gives rise to alarm. However, only a very small proportion of the unemployment is directly caused by new technology. In certain applications jobs likely to be lost are : some office and factory jobs. Whether job losses result in permanent unemployment is another matter. It depends on the process of reemployment and retraining of the affected persons.
Computer Crimes :
There are many types of computer crimes. However, three aspects of computer crimes are often reported and deserve attention because of their social importance. They are :
1) Hacking and Computer fraud
2) Computer Viruses
3) Copyright Piracy .
The term "hacker" identifies a programmer who works in an skillful but illegal way. The name has become associated with individuals who make a hobby of making unauthorized access to computer systems. This anti-social behavior often leads to loss and inconvenience to the individuals. Legislation has been passed in many countries to make hacking illegal. The technique used by hackers to bypass system security are similar to those used by individuals concerned in computer fraud. Computer systems should be made as safe and secure as possible against hacking, fraud and viruses.
A computer virus is a program which attaches itself to another program. It replicates itself and causes infect systems by disks which have been infected. When a virus infected program is run the virus, modifies its host, and also replicate itself. Some viruses are merely annoying. Others cause data to be corrupted or deleted. There are many virus detection and protection packages in use.
Software software piracy is the use of unauthorized copies of software. It is like any other breach of copyright and the individuals responsible can face stiff penalties. Many countries, including Bangladesh, passed regulation to prevent software copy right piracy.
