The evolution of the Internet has changed the world in many ways. Physical (traditional) operations and daily interactions have over time been supplemented, overshadowed or totally supplanted by online versions riding on the back of developments in information and communication technology (ICT), and consequent migration into cyberspace. ICT has become, within a very short time, one of the basic building blocks of modern society, forcing and creating a culture of dependence on innovative technology.1 The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is characterised by a fusion of technologies and they have blurred the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres.
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