Unemployment
With the advancement of technology business processes have become more streamlined. This creates job redundancy , downsizing and out sourcing For example: In a factory, skilled technicians and machinists can be replaced by computer-controlled robots which can work faster, for longer and more consistently
Before a company employed many typist and now can be replaced by a sigle person with a word processor
Privacy
Though information technology made communication quicker , easier and more convient it also brought along privacy issues. From cell phone signal interception to email hacking .
Microchip dust – also known as smart dust can be virtually embedded in everything that we buy, wear, drive and read, allowing retailers and law enforcement to track consumer items — and, by extension, consumers — wherever they go, from a distance.
Overriding Cultures
While ICT may have made the world a global village, it has also contributed to one culture consuming another weaker one. For example, it is now argued that teenagers in the US influence how most young teenagers all over the world now act, dress, and behave. Languages too have become overshadowed, with English becoming the primary mode of communication for business and everything else.
Reliance on Technology
People technology to remember things and less use of their own memory, the poorer it becomes
People don’t bother learning to spell because they use spell-checker, or need a calculator do perform minor addition or subtraction.
> Reliability of Information – Anyone with access to a computer and an internet connection internet can start a blog or post something up on a website, so just because something’s on the web doesn't mean it’s reliable. A prime example of this is the open source encyclopedia, Wikipedia, although considered a good source of information it is not recognized by academic institutions as a trustworthy reference.
> Computer viruses, worms, Trojans, malware, spam, phishing- any or all can cause chaos and disrupt our daily lives