The introduction of modern telecommunication networks has come with great benefits to the modern society. However, the embracement of computer technology has come with disadvantages that cannot be ignored. The introduction of computer technology has created room for cyber crimes and cyber related crimes that have caused many people pain and losses to the society.
According to the reports submitted by researchers and scholars on the negative effects of computer technology, it is evident that the innovation has come with numerous negative social impacts. Cyber crime refers to all the offences that are committed to another person or a group of people with a motive of harming them emotionally, physically and economically (Rothman and Mosmann 56).
Cyber crimes are normally committed using modern telecommunication devices and networks such as mobile phones, computers, internet, emails, chat rooms and social sites among others. All these crimes are committed through the use of a computer and a network. The cyber crimes and cyber related crimes have become a social threat in the modern societies and in fact in some countries they have become a threat to the state security, health and financial systems.
According the recent research by a group of experts from the developed countries, some of the major cybercrimes and cyber related crimes that have become so common include online child grooming, child pornography, cracking of software without the permission of the owner and Pirating intellectual properties among others.
The embracement of computer technology has also contributed to the cyber related crimes such as invasion of privacy, loss of confidential information, financial theft, espionage and other cross border crimes. States have also contributed to the cyber crimes by involving in practices such as cyber warfare among others (Rothman and Mosmann 97).
From the above examples, it is evident that, regardless of the fact that the innovation of computer technology has come with numerous benefits, it has also contributed to numerous negative social impacts that cannot go unmentioned. Cyber criminals have caused a lot of social injustices that need to be addressed and probable solutions suggested.
For instance, children have been harassed through the internet, others subjected to pornography and other unfit information by cyber criminals. Consequently, this has ruined their morals and has introduced children to immoral behavior such as premarital sex and drug abuse (Rothman and Mosmann 128).
Many people have been subjected to physical harm, emotional harm and economic harm as a result of cyber crime and cyber related crimes.
People have had their online accounts hacked valuable information stolen and used to cause more harm to them or their family members. In some situations, marriages and relationships have been broken due to the use of information lost through cyber crimes. Both government and non-government organizations have also lost confidential information and money through cyber crimes and cyber related crimes.
The society has lost its morals as the results of computer technology and the young people are now exposed to dangers such as involvement in terrorism, drug abuse, early sex and other practices that not only degrade their morals but also subject them to health risks. It is worth noting that the end result of cyber crimes is social injustices, social imbalances and moral erosion among the modern societies. It is therefore crucial to ensure that strategies are established to end cyber crimes and cyber related crimes.
Works Cited
Rothman, Stanley, and C. Mosmann. Computers and society: The technology and its social Implications. New York, NY, United States: Science Research Associate, 2007. Print.