How Is the Networked Society Impacting Us?

Abstract

Approximately half the world's population is online with the rest is yearning to be connected. Two out of 3 people on Earth communicate with a mobile phone, while two-fifths use social media to keep contacts up-to-date. [1]. Many things in our lives, phones, cameras, sensors in our homes and offices, and cars are being connected to the Internet. Our world is becoming hyper-connected.