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    Life in Cyberspace
    Life in Cyberspace
    Life in Cyberspace
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    Life in Cyberspace

    By Mary Aiken

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    Internet is a real place. Every time we switch on our computers, use a program or an application, or log in to a social media site, we enter a virtual space made up of worlds, domains, forums and rooms. But we behave differently when we interact with technology: technology amplifies and accelerates our deeds; it can help us find useful information, benefit from a wide range of services and stay in touch with our friends, but it can also create addictive-type behaviours and subliminally manipulate us online.
    Mary Aiken, a cyberpsychologist specialised in the impact of technology on human behaviour, warns us about cybersecurity: "We need a human-centred approach that is mindful of how humans actually use connected things and not how the tech sector presumes or expects them to".
    This is the fifth essay in the Big Ideas series created by the European Investment Bank.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEuropean Investment Bank
    Release dateFeb 11, 2019
    ISBN9789286138393
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      Book preview

      Life in Cyberspace - Mary Aiken

      Big ideas

      Life in Cyberspace

      Cyberspace is a real place

      New scientific frontiers

      The three layers of cyberspace

      The cyber effect

      All internet users are not equal

      A holistic overview

      The precautionary principle

      Biography

      Notes

      About the European Investment Bank

      The European Investment Bank is the world’s biggest multilateral lender. The only bank owned by and representing the interests of the EU countries, the EIB finances Europe’s economic growth. Over six decades the Bank has backed start-ups like Skype and massive schemes like the Øresund Bridge linking Sweden and Denmark. Headquartered in Luxembourg, the EIB Group includes the European Investment Fund, a specialist financer of small and medium-sized enterprises.

      LIFE IN CYBERSPACE

      Dr Mary Aiken

      The findings, interpretations and conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Investment Bank.

      BIG IDEAS

      Internet is a real place. Every time we switch on our computers, use a program or an application, or log in to a social media site, we enter a virtual space made up of worlds, domains, forums and rooms. But we behave differently when we interact with technology: technology amplifies and accelerates our deeds; it can help us find useful information, benefit from a wide range of services and stay in touch with our friends, but it can also create addictive-type behaviours and subliminally manipulate us online.

      Mary Aiken, a cyberpsychologist specialised in the impact of technology on human behaviour, warns us about cybersecurity: "We need a humancentred approach that is mindful of how humans actually use connected things and not how the tech sector

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