Life In Cyberspace

Download or read book Life in Cyberspace written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internet is a real place. Every time we switch on our computers, use a program or an application, when we log in to a social media we enter a virtual space made up of worlds, domains, forums and rooms. But we behave differently when we interact with technology: technology amplifies and accelerates our deeds, it can help us find useful information, benefit from a wide range of services and stay in touch with our friends, but it can also create addictive-type behaviours and subliminally manipulate us online. Mary Aiken, cyberpsychologist specialized in the impact of technology on human behaviour, warns us about cybersecurity: “We need a human centred approach that is mindful of how humans actually use connected things and not how the tech sector presumes or expects them to".