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ICT is greatly challenged in terms of accessibility although insufficient credit is given to digital divide; it remains to be the main problem that ICT4D has to face. WSIS action line and issues discussed Ethical Dimensions of the Information Society Emphasizes privacy and freedom of expression based on rights Building Confidence and Security in the Use of ICTs Addresses concerns about cyber-security particularly of children However these issues are not given much importance because the focus is greatly given on the benefits provided by ICT. Even in the two core review and visions paper namely WSIS 2014a and WSIS 2014b failure is just mentioned twice as a risk only, pornography is mentioned once as well as viruses while hacking, work/life balance and cyber warfare are left unmentioned. In order to avoid the marginalization of ICT disadvantage we have to do two things: Prioritize identifying, measuring, analyzing and addressing ICT4D issues Expand the disadvantage issues such as: costs and failures of ICT4D (e.g. Marais 2011), the development of a Cluedo piece-shaped labor market (e.g. Boehm 2013), the loss of work/life balance and growing stress through use of ICTs (e.g. Demerouti et al 2014) short- and long-term negative impacts of ICT use on health, learning and cognitive development especially among children (e.g. Punamaki et al 2007, Sigman 2011).

(Heeks, 2014)