Impact of E-Technology on Modern Social Life and Business

This essay discusses the impact of e-technology on modern social life and business. It covers the concept of e-technology, its use and benefits, risks and threats, and the process of overcoming them. The essay also highlights the role of internet and communication in e-technology.

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Introduction
The purpose of the essay is to discuss the different ways and processes by which the use
of e technologies has changed the modern and social life of people. However, there are certain
risks associated with the use of e technologies that were needed to be addressed. It is seen that
the suppliers of e technologies have sought to overcome the risks and threats associated with the
use of e technologies over the years. Technology has brought a welcoming change in the
business process over the years. In the past years, the progress in terms of technological
advancements has been quite significant. Internet can be considered as the most significant need
of technological advancements. Internet and technology has completely changed the way people
communicate with each other thus affecting the social life of people in a positive or in a negative
way. Furthermore, with the use of internet, people have knowledge about each and everything
happening across the world (Bharadwaj et al. 2013). This has a positive effect on the business as
well since majority of the business do not need to depend on geographical location for profits.
Internet and technology have made it possible to target not only the local audiences but also the
global audiences as well. However, there are certain risks associated with e technologies which
the suppliers of the technology have overcome over the years.
The Concept of e Technology
E technology or electronic technology includes the use of internet and its associated
information technologies that make the life of an individual easier. E-technology as a whole
covers a diverse range of Information technology services that includes ICT. E technology
provides assistance to business and organizational activities thus influencing the modern social
life of people (Jansen 2017). This impact or influence can be positive or negative depending on

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the process of making use of e technology in daily activities. Therefore it can be seen that
internet has a huge role in successful operation of e technology as it is the backbone of e
technology. The use and effect of e technology in modern social life of people is elaborated in
the following section.
Use and Benefits of e technology
There are a number of use and benefits of e technology which are discussed as follows-
The e technology increases convenience and easiness of business processes. One of the
significant benefits can be seen in form of e commerce (Nanehkaran 2013). Electronic commerce
websites have made it possible to reach a wider audience.
The use of e technology makes the communication process easier that has an impact on
the modern social life of individuals. Apart from that, e technology helps in understanding the
behaviour of the individuals which is beneficial for business progress. Although setting up of e
technology is expensive, e technology is able to solve the operational issues in the business and
increases the productivity (Nanehkaran 2013). Therefore it can be said that e technology has a
positive impact on the business of an organization.
One of the significant benefits of making use of e technology is that it enhances the
communication process. Earlier, the communication process has mostly been one dimensional. E
technologies have made it possible to effectively communicate with individuals.
Although there has been a magnificent progress in the field of technology, the risks
associated with the same should be identified. Effective risk management is necessary in order to
make an appropriate use of e technology. E technology has a large influence in changing the

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modern social life of the individuals. The process by which e technology could achieve this is
discussed in the following section.
Technologies in changing modern Social life
With the advent of technology there has been a considerable change in daily activities of
individuals and business as well. Internet has a huge impact or influence on the behaviours of the
customer or the business processes that is designed after targeting the customers. Technology has
a huge impact on the modern social life of an individual as the proliferation of technology has
made it possible to overcome the obstacles of geographical locations and time. Thus the tasks
which used to take a huge amount of time can now be completed quite easily.
However, the use of social networking sites has both positive and negative impact on
business. The negative impacts include the risks that are associated with the use of such
technologies (Bellare, Keelveedhi and Ristenpart 2013). The service providers of the technology
have overcome these risks to provide a better service to the clients. Technology has provided a
prominent role in the development of industries thus influencing the modern social life of people.
The impact of technology cannot be measured accurately since it is changing every minute. In
order to evaluate the process by which the technologies have changed the modern social life it is
essential to understand the impact of technology on business.
E Technology mostly has a positive impact on business as it improves the competitive
advantage. As discussed earlier, the e technology services can improve the customer reach
irrespective of the geographical location. Furthermore, it is possible to improve the
communication process by the help of e technology. With e technology, consumers can

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effectively communicate with business providers in turn increasing the customers’ satisfaction.
Furthermore, e technology can be used to hold product surveys as well.
The efficiency in the communication process provided by e technology has made it easier
to communicate with the masses. This has a positive impact on the modern social life of
individuals. An effective communication has a positive impact on business as well. An easier
communication with the customers can help in predicting the customers’ behaviour and their
interest (Bellare, Keelveedhi and Ristenpart 2013). Therefore it can be said that e technology has
been successful in bringing the masses together as e technology has made it possible to
effectively communicate with different individuals over internet. Since communication with the
masses has been easier, people have utilized this communication for trade and business needs.
There has been a change in customer behaviours over the years and the target audience has
changed from local to global in the recent years. This has been possible because of internet and e
technology.
It can be said that e technology has a considerable effect on the process of business
propagation and has a profound effect on the modern social life on an individual. E technology
has brought a lot of changes in different aspects of modern life (Hewitt and Carlson 2017). For
example, the with e technology and e commerce the shopping process of people have changed as
well. With targeted advertisements it is possible to recommend commodities to the individuals
influencing their online and buying behaviours. There has been a change in the target audiences
over the years from local to global customers. Therefore it can be said that e technology has a
huge effect on the modern social life of the individual.

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E technology has made the process of shopping as well as selling quite easy. Since e
technologies make it easier to predict the expenditure by suggesting what they seek. Internet has
a huge influence on the consumer behaviour; however, there are certain risks and threats
associated with e technologies that are needed to be evaluated as well. The possible threats and
risks of e technologies are discussed in the following section.
Risks and Threats of e technology
With the benefits of internet and e technology, there are certain risks associated with the
technology as well. Internet is the backbone of e technology and there are certain risks associated
with the use of internet. One of the significant risks associated with internet is risk of privacy.
The online behaviour of the individuals is recorded over the internet that is used for targeted
advertisement. This condition is a severe privacy issue and risk that is associated with e
technology (Hewitt and Carlson 2017). Apart from that, the use of e technology implies that the
digital identity of an individual is compromised. Recording of the online behaviour of
individuals helps in targeted advertising. E technology compromises the digital identity of an
individual thus leading to a data security risks. The data of an individual stays for a long time
over the internet as it is difficult to erase the data from internet.
Apart from information security risks there are certain other risks associated with the use
of e technology. This includes data breach and malicious attacks that might hamper the normal
business process of an organization (Lin 2014). Since businesses are mostly benefited by e
technology it has a higher risk as well. Use of e technology in business therefore is risky.
However, the use and adoption of e technology has not reduced. This is mainly because the
service providers or the suppliers of e technology make use of a number of techniques to

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overcome the risks and threats associated with e technology. The process by which the suppliers
sought to overcome the threats and the risks of e technology is elaborated in the following
section.
Process of overcoming the risks
There are a number of risks associated with the use of e technology that is discussed in
the previous section. In order to deal with the issues such as privacy and confidentiality, the
technology providers make use of encryption (Bellare, Keelveedhi and Ristenpart 2013).
Suppliers promise encryption security to the clients that make the use of e technology less risky.
The security processes however, needs to be updated on a regular interval in order to ensure that
the services offered to the clients are secure.
It has been observed that the providers of e technology have been updating their security
features in regular intervals. Security features is required in internet as it is prone to malware
attacks and data security breach. Apart from encryption it is needed to ensure a secure use of
technology. The use of encryption ensures that the information shared is accessed only by the
authorized individuals (Drnevich and Croson 2013). Although it is difficult to remove the traces
of online presence, an advanced security can help an individual and business in maintaining the
privacy. The compromise of digital identity can therefore be prevented by following this method.
It is also the responsibility of the suppliers of technology to offer a secure service to the clients.
Regular security check of the devices associated with e technology is essential to ensure
that there is no active risk associated with the process. Encryption alone may not help in
providing an adequate security (Watson et al. 2014). User awareness is also essential to ensure
that there is no security risk associated with the technology they have been using. In order to

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prevent the security risks of data threat and breach of data, it is essential to ensure that a working
antivirus has been installed in the system which will alert the owner about a possible data threat
or risk. The suppliers of e technology recommend the same as well in order to ensure a secure
use of technology.
Conclusion
The essay discusses the process by which e technology have influenced the modern social
life of an individual or a business as whole. Electronic technology has a large impact on the
business process of an organization. E technology has made it possible to reach a larger audience
and global market. Earlier the business was mainly based on basis of geographical location. With
the advent of technology it has become possible to reach a greater audience irrespective of any
geographical or time issue. The essay further discusses the other benefits of making use of e
technology such as efficient communication and easier message propagation. However, there are
certain risks associated with e technology which is discussed in the essay as well. The suppliers
make use of encryption as a security measure to reduce the risks associated with the use of e
technology. Apart from that it is essential to ensure regular security checks for reducing the risks.

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