BUS 223 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Google Buzz, Thomas Friedman, Consumer Privacy

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Business
• Course: BUS 223
• Professor: Haskovon Kriegstein

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Individual space where you feel comfortable: control the release of information, the right to be left alone , the right to control information. 1: examples hypernorms; freedom of speech, the right to personal freedom, the right to physical movement, and informed consent. If one individual has a right to her or his personal information, someone else has a commensurate duty to observe that right. Linking the value of privacy to the ethical implications of technology: firms often experience, and often find themselves ill prepared for the unanticipated challenges stemming from new technology, e. g. Illustrates the dangers of failing to establish clear policies governing the use of new technologies as they arise in the workplace. Monitoring employees through drug testing: because the employer is often responsible for legal violations its employees committed in the course of their job, the employer"s interest in retaining control over every aspect of the work environment increases.