INTRODUCTION

Societal Impact of Information Technology:
Societal Impact of Information Technology The developments in the field of information technology eliminated numerous barriers that traditionally separated individuals, organizations and societies at different geographic locations. IT redefined the entire concept of time, space and distance.

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i ndex Plagiarism Privacy Security Common Threats Typical Information Protection Program Intellectual Property Rights Patent, Copyright and Computer Programs Cybersquatting Careers in IT Conclusion

Plagiarism:
Plagiarism The word plagiarism comes from a Latin word for kidnapping. In this perspective, plagiarism is stealing a person’s ideas or writing. Plagiarism may thus be defined as the unauthorized or close reproduction of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own original work. Plagiarism can appear in many different contexts but in academics, it is most commonly associated with writing and borrowing of ideas without lending credit to the source from where the material was taken.

Plagiarism , Avoid Plagiarism:
Plagiarism Avoid Plagiarism Procrastination is one of the leading causes of plagiarism. Precise documentation would be a waste of time, but you will waste a lot more time trying to defend yourself against an allegation of plagiarism. Ensure to point to in your document where you are directly quoting a source, when you are paraphrasing and when you are summarizing. In case, if you aren’t sure that you are documenting your sources correctly, make a point to ask your seniors.

Privacy:
Privacy Privacy focuses on the rights of the individual tempered with the practical limits of functioning within the society. To participate in a society, individuals have to come in contact with one another as they go about their daily lives. And, individuals will have to reveal some facts about themselves in order to engage others within the society. The privacy can be defined which would scribe privilege to one’s right to be left alone. Privacy should also apply to social groups and other associations. Freedom to select one’s associations is a basic tenet of the Constitution, and this right should extent to one’s personal information.

Privacy >> Improving Privacy:
Privacy >> Improving Privacy Ways to Improve Privacy are: Awareness Choice/Consent Participation Security Enforcement

Security:
Security The purpose of information protection is to protect an organization’s valuable resources, such as information, hardware and software. Through the selection and application of appropriate safeguards, security helps the organization meets its business objectives or missions by protecting its physical and financial resources, reputation, legal position, employees and other tangible and intangible assets.

Security >> Information Protection:
Security >> Information Protection Information protection is a means to an end and not the end in itself. The responsibilities and accountabilities of the information owners, providers and users of computer services and other parties concerned with the protection of information and computer assets should be explicit.

Common Threats:
Common Threats Information Processing Systems are vulnerable to many threats that can inflict various types of damage that can result in significant losses. The damage can range from errors harming database integrity to fires destroying entire complexes. Losses can stem from the actions of supposedly trusted employees defrauding a system, from outside hackers, or from careless data entry. Precision in estimating information protection-related losses is not possible because many losses are never discovered, and others are hidden to avoid unfavorable publicity.

Typical Information Protection Program:
Typical Information Protection Program Over the years, the computer security group responsible for access control and disaster recovery planning has evolved into the enterprise wide information protection group. This group has ever expanding roles and responsibilities.

Typical Information Protection Program:
This group’s ever expanding roles and responsibilities include: Firewall Control BIA Virus Control Team CERT PC Crime Investigation Records Management Encryption Email and Voice Mail Policy EWIPP Industrial Espionage Controls Contract Personnel Agreements Legal Issues Internet Monitoring Disaster Planning Business Continuity Planning Digital Signature Secure Single Sign-On Information Classification LAN Modem Control Remote Access Security Awareness Programs Typical Information Protection Program

Intellectual Property Rights:
Intellectual Property Rights Intellectual Property is the intangible but legally recognized right to property in the property of one’s intellect. IPR allow the originator of certain ideas, expressions and inventions to exclude others from using these ideas without permission. The three traditionally recognized forms are copyright, trademark and patent. Copyright protects expressive works. Trademark protects marks that are placed on goods to distinguish them from other goods. Patent protects inventions. Both U.S. and international law also protect less well-known forms of intellectual property, such as trade secrets, know-how and certain industrial designs.

Intellectual Property Rights >> Types of Intellectual Property:
Intellectual Property Rights >> Types of Intellectual Property Copyright Domain Name Geographical Indication Industrial Design Rights Know-How Moral Rights Patent Utility Model Personality Rights Related Rights Service Marks Trade Dress Trade Secret Trademark Protected Designation of Origin Traditional Knowledge

Patent, Copyright and Computer Programs:
Patent, Copyright and Computer Programs Computer programs are composed of information and they can be protected as literary works because of their expressive content. Copyright gives the creator of an original work exclusive right for a certain time period in relation to that work, including its publication, distribution and adaptation, after which time the work is said to enter the public domain. Copyright can be applied to any expressible form of an idea or information that is substantive and discrete and fixed in a medium. Some jurisdictions also recognize moral rights of the creator of a work, such as the right to be credited for the work. In law, copyright is grouped under the umbrella term intellectual property along with patents and trademarks.

Cybersquatting:
Cybersquatting When WWW started, many businesses were slow to realize the new medium’s importance and potential and many failed to register their business names as domain names. Many cyber squatters, registered their domain names, hoping to sell them to the owners. Many owners paid, others took legal action to gain control of the domain name. owners of marks that weren’t famous had a much more difficult time. If the registrant chose to use the site to compete with the mark owner in the line of business for which the mark was protected, the mark owner might be able to maintain an infringement action. If the registrant did nothing with the domain name other than register it, the mark owner’s options were limited. To address the problem of cybersquatting, govt. passed the Anti Cyber squatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) in 1999.

Careers in IT:
There is a huge list of Careers one can choose in IT. Some are mentioned here: PC Programmer PC Software Engineer Database Administrator Computer Hardware Engineer Scientist Computer Systems Manager IT Educator PC Security Specialist System Software Engineer PC Support Consultant PC Systems Analyst Network Administrator Network Communications Analyst Software Testing Project Management Virtualization Computer Operator Graphic Designer Gaming Industry Computer Graphics Expert Web Designer Careers in I T

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IT has changed the way we socially connect with other people in many ways. Before the internet and the general use of computers, the only way to meet new people and talk to them was to meet face to face, normally in an office during a meeting or a cafe. Children had less ways to entertain themselves, and spent more time outdoors trying to find stuff to entertain them. These days, people spend a lot of time with technology, computers only a fraction of the technology that is available. Meetings in offices can now be held across the internet, webcam streaming each others faces and voices. This is extremely helpful for companies to talk to each other around the world, without being in the same room . Conclusion

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Emails and texts can send messages almost instantly, making snail mail more obsolete. Children are spending more time playing video games on consoles such as the Xbox 360 and PS3. With the use of the internet on the Xbox consoles, combined with social networking websites such as Facebook and Google+, children and adults do not need to meet up to communicate with their friends, allowing them to talk and chat through the use of instant messaging and microphones. People can talk to family who live far away through Skype, allowing them to keep in contact free and easily .

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This newfound technology is not all good, however. People have lost key social skills that are needed to communicate with others through life, such as during interviews for jobs. People working in offices who only contact other companies through video streaming do not know each other as much as they would if they were to meet up in a cafe to talk or during a face to face meeting. Children who are growing up with the internet and video games become shy and do not learn skills needed to communicate with other people in the world, making them lose confidence, which can change their attitude towards working and can stop them from meeting new friends. Overall, the technology we have today is a great addition to our daily lives, but we must not forget how to communicate without the technology, as it is important that we are able to talk face to face with others and have good social skills as it is important to possess these skills during our lives.