An understanding of how changes in technology impact on the way humans communicate, and the ethical issues that surround these changes

Changes in technology are happening constantly, from using a Gramophone in 1980 to an iPod in 2010, from black and white TV's to flat screen LCD TV's and from blackboards to interactive whiteboards.

The world has been changing drastically every day, new projects and concepts are being developed in order to improve everyone's way of life.

Communication is a vital part of life but over time it has evolved, no longer does communication require face to face interaction or even speaking directly to another person.

With the introduction of the first mobile phone in 1973 from Motorola, communication had just began to evolve. The mobile was not accessible to the public until 1983, it cost close to $4000 and the main feature was it's ability to make phone calls.

This can be seen as one of the first advances in communication for the wider public, the ability to be in public and answer a mobile rather than the house phone.

The first ever smart phone was introduced in 1994 and was called The Simon Personal Communicator, it's features involved email access, faxing, receiving pages and making phone calls.

Source: http://time.com/3137005/first-smartphone-ibm-simon/

In 2008 the first iPhone hit our shelves, a never ending trend that has followed us into 2017. With a new iPhone introduced almost every year pricing between $399-$1500+, consumers are desperate to save money in other areas.

An ethical issue that has been arisen by Apple Inc. is Jailbreaking. Jailbreaking being another word for hacking, gives consumers access to apps that regularly cost money to them for free. Although consumers believe the act of Jailbreaking is legal, Apple themselves released a statement saying that they believe it is "illegal and an infringement on their copyright."

People are now able to communicate constantly through Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Texting, Calling etc. And no doubt our abilities will continue to grow with the introduction of new technologies.

References:

Goodwin, R. (2017). The History of Mobile Phones from 1973 to 2008: The Handset That Made It ALL Happen. Retrieved from: http://www.knowyourmobile.com/nokia/nokia-3310/19848/history-mobile-phones-1973-2008-handsets-made-it-all-happen

Aamoth, D. (2014). First Smart Phone Turns 20: Fun Facts About Simon. Retrieved from: http://time.com/3137005/first-smartphone-ibm-simon/

Google Site, Insider. Ethical Issues - iPhone. Retrieved from: https://sites.google.com/site/katherinesiphone3/home/security

Ritchie, R. (2017). 10 Years Ago Today, Apple and iPhone Changed Our World. Retrieved from: https://www.imore.com/history-iphone-original