Influence of technology

Technology Influences
This paper looks at the influences of technology, how it has contributed to improving the standard of living, how it has helped in development, the barriers encountered and also the vices of technology. This paper will serve to propose ways in which technology or information systems can be used to come up with solutions for any occurring problems.
Following the emergence of new technologies and information systems, there has been many developments as well as problems resulting from this; the internet has had the greatest impact in developing technology. People can buy or sell both goods and services in online platforms, they can even explain how they intend to deliver what they are selling. On the plus side, this has helped promote businesses and make trade easier. A person can buy a book online from where he is, pay for it and receive it. (Donley, 2012)

These online businesses are not as safe as they may seem, some people have advertised products online, posted pictures of these products and given the price of them. In the end, a person may go to buy a book only to find that the contents in the book are not the contents of the book he wanted.
With the development of technology, there have been cases of identity theft; this is a situation where someone pretends to be someone else. Some people do this in order to drain people their money. For instance some people can use a social media account with the name and details of a certain person, they may contact this person’s friends with the intention of taking money from them. (Raza, 2008)
Phones nowadays have made it easy to track people wherever they are. This makes it easy for family members to know where the person is and also for the law enforcers to track criminals or monitor their movement (Davis, 2015). This can have deafening implications on people, terrorists can tell the location of a top official they are searching for by using GPRS tracking. This makes it easy for criminals to attack people or to monitor their calls.
The growth of technology has also aided significantly to the rising issues of piracy. Musicians are the most affected by piracy, they produce their music and while they are trying to sell their albums, people are already downloading the music and burning them on disks which they sell at cheap prices. The issue of piracy has hindered most artists from reaching the heights they deserve.
Technology has also contributed to the rise of crimes such as hacking, fraud, and it has promoted scams. The Government has also been victims of hackers, on April 4, the FBI said that a hacking group had had access to US Government files for years (Davis, 2015). This is prove that with technology, even the most powerful people are still vulnerable and may get caught up in these crimes. (Bicchierai, 2016)
Technology has also disrupted the social life. Unlike in the olden days whereby people used to meet in places, talk and keep showing up in that same spot only to get a glimpse of each other, technology has ensured that people can meet only once and become close friends or even lovers, simply by exchanging their numbers and then they begin texting or calling each other.
The social networking has also damaged olden day socialization and replaced it with online socializing. People meet on social media platforms, maybe twitter, Skype or Facebook. They get to know each other and ultimately become close friends. The problem with social networking is that one does not actually know how much the other person is keeping as a secret and also the much that this person is lying about. People do not disclose their bad sides, on the social media most people are innocent and interesting while in person they maybe drug lords or social killers or terrorists or maybe top Government officials or secret agents working for the Government. (Bicchierai, 2016)

New information systems have drastically changed the old ways of handling things, the use of chalk and boards is reducing as classes are now using computers for their learning. This is a positive outcome but to the people who earned their living by manufacturing these, this is definitely a loss to them.
Information systems and technologies have ensured that people’s lives are no longer a secret.  Some people would want their personal life to remain private but technologies have made this hard to achieve. People deserve to live a quiet life whereby people will not judge them because of what is written about them or because of what they do for a living. (Davis, 2015)
The internet has greatly hindered change in people, some people have done horrible things in the past but even when they have completely changed their ways, one would search on the internet and find the past which these people may be trying to leave behind. This is problematic because it keeps reminding these people of how bad they were and even if they move past it there will always be a person looking at that past and still judging that person.
Technology should be used to bring solutions to issues that are proving hard to deal with. In China there is a restaurant served by robots. This is a positive use of technology; robots will take orders without questioning them and will deliver exactly what they are asked.
Donley, (2012) maintains that technology can be used in education and for education purposes. This has been relevant through E-learning, whereby students can study by use of electronic means. A teacher in the U.K. can teach a student in the U.S.A; this is a much-advocated solution to the use of technology.
Social networking may have its vices but it can also be useful in getting the best out of people. For instance, introverts may tend to open up through the social media, in event that a group is discussing something through the internet, you may find that even the most silent people are contributing, asking questions and giving suggestions to the group. This is not only an effective way to use technology but also a helpful way.
Scientists have devised ways to make work easier, making machines that can do most of the works that humans can. This helps to increase the level of creativity within the people. Facial recognition technologies are an example of the modern technologies that are helping nations grow and helping reduce crime rates while at the same time ensuring criminal do not roam around the streets without looking over their shoulders. (Raza, 2008)
In conclusion, the field of information technology is one that keeps developing by the day. This is the field that will ensure new technologies are developed for a better use and curb the problems that they might bring. Most things have their advantages and disadvantages; it is right to argue that technology can be used for a good course and to bring progress if it is in the right hands.
References
Raza, S. A. & Standing, C. (2008) Systemic problems in information technology adoption and use: A system thinking perspective, Joondalup, Western Austraria: Edith cowan University.