IT Crowd: The Internet Is Coming

IT Crowd: The Internet Is Coming 2013, DVD, FremantleMedia, UK.

This episode helped me to understand the idea of social actors and how people can use technology in original ways that they were not intended for. In this episode Moss wears female trousers to increase his confidence, similarly humans use information technologies to benefit themselves in a number of ways. Several events in this episode show how pervasive technology has become, leading to a lack of privacy which has both good and bad effects. This can help when it comes to investigating into the corrupt, individuals who once got away with criminal activity because of their wealth can now be exposed online. While it is said 'you have nothing to fear if you have nothing to hide' it also becomes clear through this episode that the Internet can lead to misunderstandings and misjudgement of a situation because technology does not capture context.