Ethical, Legal and Social aspects of Information and Communication Technology

TL;DR

This paper explores the ethical, legal, and social issues arising from the widespread use of ICT across various sectors, highlighting both positive impacts and challenges.

Contribution

It provides a brief overview of the ethical, legal, and social concerns associated with ICT, emphasizing the need for responsible use and policy considerations.

Findings

ICT has both positive and negative societal impacts

Legal and ethical questions are increasingly important in ICT use

The paper highlights the need for responsible ICT practices

Abstract

In this era of computers and communication technology where computers and internet have made their ways to every sphere of life from offices to residences, reservation counters to banks to post offices, small retail shops to big organizations, health care units to entertainment industries etc., there emerged numerous questions regarding the ethical and legal uses of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Like any other technological inventions ICT too has created both positive and negative impacts on the society. This paper aims at exploring some of these issues in brief.