Social Implications

• ICT's impact our everyday lives. Everything we do is influenced by technology
• Computer crime is a growing problem in the 21st Century.
• Identity thieves try to steal an identity in order to gain access to secret docs, obtain loans, spread false info and commit crimes against others.
• Employees can also seen as computer criminals
• Computer criminals are criminals that take advantage of unique opportunities offered by digital means.
• A Hacker is a person who uses their knowledge of computers to break into a computer system and gain unauthorized access. For the Hacker, this is just a challenge and they usually have no malicious intent.
• A Cracker breaks into computer systems with the intention of performing some or other crime.
• E-waste refers to electronic waste
• E-waste should not simply be thrown into rubbish bins because they can contain poisonous, environmentally harmful chemicals.