Cyber & You: The impact of technology on our lives

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Cyber & You is a fascinating look at our lives today and what our lives will be like in the future. The focus is on the development of human interaction, how humans are impacted by technology, and the affect cyberspace interactions have on the minds of individuals and on society as a whole. The book addresses areas such as: access and modes of communication, Virtual Community, Virtual self, Economic Divide, and Block Chains. It also covers: Morals and Ethics: Behavioural development, personal characteristics, and redefining relationships The Future: Consumer landscape, Technology and the workforce, Cyber learning and education and Lifestyle disruptions. Cover Title Copyright Contents Introduction Part 1: The cyber landscape 1.1: On becoming Cyborgs, Avatars, Transhuman and Cyberselves Digital culture and communities Digitally reluctant and cautious late adopters Digital communities as an enabler and as a regulator Entropy, perception of ‘chaos’ and the illusion of the ‘cure’ Underestimating the need for rapport, physical embodiment and empathy Digital Communities 1.2: Cyber-Mind, The Self as Code, CyberSects, The Selfie and the Other Cyber-Robotic Selves, the Uncanny Valley, Daemons, Companion Robots Digital Assistants: Alexa, Siri, Cortana, Assistant as industry competitors 1.3: The ethics of AI. Are humans in control? Financial markets Chatbots Brain scanners Gaming AI Drones in the Military Smart Systems in industry Ethics when using smart systems and AI Nano-robots and automation Will automation, AI and robotics take away jobs? Challenging financial exclusion 1.4: Identity, fashion and cultural identity Visual cyber motifs and cyber design methods: 1.5: Cyber Media Cyber memes Cyber fashion CyberGoth Cyber motifs Health and Beauty social media influencers 1.6: Cyber Co-creation 1.7: From Virtual Community to Meta verse Size and intimacy of groups Global survival and Tech for Good Social online communities Regulation of social media UX: Understanding users and user experience We are virtual communities, not just products and services Ethical design of social media and immersive spaces 1.8: Cyber Art, communities online and virtual worlds 1.9: Virtual self: Avatar Avatar as character, player or robot Living in Virtual Worlds Seepage from the virtual to the real 1.10: Who is protecting us? 1.11: Branding and value added support services 1.12: Reaching out to diverse communities Part 2: Ethics for the Digital World Digital Trust and Privacy Power and control 2.1: Protecting our online identity Fraud and Scams Making your Internet enabled home products secure (IoT) 2.2: Cyber abuse by whom, why and where 2.3: Personal eSafety: Protecting our children and families 2.4: Cyber-Addictive tendencies and Cyber-Health 2.5: Re-defining relationships online Part 3: Cyber Crime Within the Global Context Living in a global world 3.1: Combating Cybercrime Criminals’ motivation Cyberattack and cybercrime: opportunity and type 3.2: International crime linked to cybercrime Findings from Europol’s European Union Internet Referral Unit Europe – EU – working together to combat cybercrime 3.3: Why does global cybercrime work? Who are the targeted victims and who are the perpetrators? Challenges with Cybercrime evidence 3.4: Strategy needs clarity, resilience and long-term planning Is Democracy safe? 3.5: International corporate cyber threats National, Local, Tech Giants and Superpowers Technical and legal methods to maintain territorial borders Tacking cybercrime across the globe Programme of European and Global directives 2002 – 2020 Part 4: The Here and Now 4.1: Surveillance, geo locators, we are being watched 4.2: Cyber learning and education 4.3: Information warfare and online disinformation Part 5: The Future Cyberselves Becoming Digital Cyber Benefits Cyber Risks and Balances Cyber, You, Education and Ethics Acknowledgments