changes caused by computers and internet
sarada avadhanam

It makes sense, to summarize the facts of changes caused by computing and the Internet.

The Cyber-World and Business
new electronic (market)place offers new opportunities and possibilities,
opportunities to do business, evade the law, commit crime, and so on,
the importance of and dependency on the networked information technology sector has been growing continuously,
the Internet has made international co-operation possible and unavoidable,
this includes international cooperation in business, legislation, criminal activities, criminal investigation, law enforcement, and so on.

The Cyber-World and Society
new technology has been modifying social values, behaviours, life styles,
cyber-space is a type of existing community,
it has created a new community,
many elements of a traditional society can be found in the cyber-space,
representation of social groups are different,
there are both over-represented and under-represented social groups in cyber-space, similarly to other exclusive places, such as education or politics.

The Cyber-World and Law
moral and legal structures, paradigms break down in cyber-space,
legislation and regulation inevitably fail to keep pace with the imagination of criminals.

The Cyber-World and Crime
computer crime poses a serious threat to society, it may target basic utilities, energy, transportation, communications services, military and political institutions, cyber-crime is becoming increasingly sophisticated, perpetrators more knowledgeable, and increasingly difficult to detect.


The Cyber-World and Money Laundering
the new electronic marketplace offers new opportunities and possibilities for money laundering as well, international cooperation in anti-money laundering was/is inevitable before/after the Internet age, cyber-payment systems might offer the same flexibility as cash, these systems might offer new tools for money laundering, eliminating the problem of “time and space".

More generally, the meaning of time and space must be revisited. Living in the Internet time and cyber-space, practical implications of time and space require reconsideration.