NEGATIVE EFFECT OF COMPUTERS ON SOCIETY

There are many ways in which the computer can negatively interfere with our privacy and quality of life. These include: Computer crime and fraud, invasion of personal privacy, loss of jobs, pornography, effect of virus, etc.

1.         Hackers and Crackers: Hackers are people who gain unauthorized access to a computer system for the fun and challenge of it. Crackers do the same thing but with malicious purposes. They may intend to steal technical information or to introduce what they called a “bomb” – a destructive computer program into the system.

2.         Computer Virus: Disgruntled fellows sometimes attempt to destroy computers, programs or files.  Viruses are programs that migrate through networks and operating systems by attaching themselves to different programs and databases. This destructive program fills a computer system with self-replicating information, clogging the system and renders its operation slow.

3.         Outside Users:  There are cases where employees or suppliers may have access to a company’s computer system. Examples are bank customers who use automatic teller machine. Those unauthorized users may obtain confidential Passwords or find other ways of committing computer crimes.

4.         Organized Crime: Computers can be used just like legitimate business people use them, but for illegal purposes. For example, computers are useful for keeping track of stolen goods or illegal gambling depts. In addition, counterfeiters and forgers use microcomputers and printers to produce sophisticated-looking documents such as checks and deriving license.