SOCIETAL IMPACT OF ICT
Information Technology (IT) is playing a crucial role in the society. It has transformed the whole world into a global village with a global economy. As technology has advanced, the way in which privacy is protected and violated, has also changed. Several positive and some negative social implications of IT could be farreaching. IT has already had many direct beneficial effects on society, being used for complicated human and social problems such as medical diagnosis, computer assisted instruction, government program planning, environmental quality control and law enforcement. In this chapter, we will discuss various threats and ethical issues related to IT and their impact on our society in general. MALWARE: MAJOR ETHICAL ISSUES Malware stands for Malicious Software. It is a broad term that refers to a variety of malicious programs that are used to damage computer system, gather sensitive information, or gain access to private computer systems. Malware is an unwanted software