Anytime, anywhere: the social impact of emerging communication technology

Author

Perugini, Valerie

Author_Institution

AT&T, Basking Ridge, NJ, USA

Volume

39

Issue

1

fYear

1996

fDate

3/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

4

Lastpage

15

Abstract

The article discusses the advent of anytime, anywhere communication capability and its potential impact on our society. It examines the ways in which technology becomes accepted and integrated into our lives, including the role of human values. The report also focuses on both the beneficial and detrimental effects of emerging communication technology, such as its ability to put the disabled and disenfranchised on equal footing with the rest of the online population, and the possibility that individuals will become so isolated behind their computer screens that they will lose the ability to carry on face to face relationships. Finally, privacy and data security are discussed, as well as the limitations of physiology in a 24 hour society

Keywords

data communication; data privacy; information networks; mobile communication; portable computers; security of data; social aspects of automation; communication capability; computer screens; data security; disabled people; emerging communication technology; face to face relationships; human values; online population; privacy; social impact; Cellular phones; Communications technology; Consumer electronics; Data privacy; Data security; Handheld computers; Humans; Mobile communication; Physiology; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0361-1434

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/47.486042

Filename

486042