Legal

It has changed the legal side of things because now everything can be stored electronically which is a lot easier for people to do quick check-ups on people to see if they have any bad history. Also this has changed things because now letters and different information can be easily checked for errors and cannot be lost as easily as it can be stored onto a computer and backed-up. Also it has become a lot easier for people to steal/copy other people’s work and designs and use them as their own which is against the law.

Economic impact and working practices, de-skilling

IT has had a big impact on the economy as it has increased the amount of ways that people can pay for things in shops like they can scan their credit/debit card on a machine instead of having to enter a pin number. Also people are losing jobs because machines and computers are taking over jobs and machines are becoming smarter than humans so they will take over the jobs around the world. The jobs that have been de-skilled are jobs like accountants as now they don’t have to do as much maths as they can use things like Microsoft Excel and use money counters which helps them. Also, machines are taking over car manufacturing as well as the machines are making the cars automatically. Work practices have changed as people don’t speak to each other to get help as much anymore as they can find solutions on the internet.

Society

IT has changed society the most because people can just use social media, this is fast, effortless method used worldwide by many people. It is a free way to communicate with people from around the world. The internet has been the main cause of society being stronger as it can allow people to speak with people from all over the world and interact with people who you may have not been able to speak to for different reasons. Also a big negative effect of the internet on society is that people who send sexual images of themselves to other people could fall out with the people they have sent them too and can end up humiliated with their pictures posted all over social media like on twitter and Instagram. Also, Facebook and twitter and Instagram, you can easily make new profiles, in doing this then people can make accounts being somebody else and bullying somebody else they do this by copying their profile identically so they can get the other person into a lot of trouble.

Communities

IT has changed communities because people have become more anti-social and people have become less likely to go out and meet people as they can just go onto social media like Facebook and message each other on there. Sometimes the internet can make communities stronger as they can create events on different social media and invite people from around the world and can help people reunite.

 

Individuals

IT has changed individuals because IT has allowed people to interact with other people everywhere. Also learning has become easier because people can just search for information on the internet rather than having to ask people about it and reading books to find answers. Also, people have become lazier as they don’t even have to leave their house to do day to day things like do their shopping as they can now do that online. People like the disabled can benefit from this as they might not be able to move around long distances.