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Ethical and social challenges of information technology

Technological revolution in twentieth century rise a widespread use of internet, computer and social media which offer us an unlimited access to world wide web. Office, business farm, educational institutions, government and individual, almost everyone use Internet for restoring personal information.
We are leading a very complex online life. As we can see, using Internet or social media is must in our life. It makes our life easier, business and education is more efficient than that before, it makes task faster and easier. We become more productive through our online life.
As we are depending more in Internet or online our information face a great risk. Some information are very much confidential. There rise a question to protect it. That ultimately rise ethical and social concern.
As information technology become increasingly influential the ethical and legal consideration become similarly relevant. Five most pressing ethical and legal issues are: 
1. Privacy
2. Digital ownership
3. Data gathering
4. Security liability
5. Access cost

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