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What is the primary focus of supply chain sustainability in the context of CSR?
What is the primary focus of supply chain sustainability in the context of CSR?
Which of the following is NOT a reason for organizations to pursue CSR goals?
Which of the following is NOT a reason for organizations to pursue CSR goals?
What is a key step in incorporating ethical considerations into decision making?
What is a key step in incorporating ethical considerations into decision making?
Which of the following measures can organizations take to improve their business ethics?
Which of the following measures can organizations take to improve their business ethics?
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What is the primary goal of CSR in the context of supply chain sustainability?
What is the primary goal of CSR in the context of supply chain sustainability?
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What is the primary reason for organizations to create an ethical work environment?
What is the primary reason for organizations to create an ethical work environment?
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Which of the following is a consequence of not incorporating ethical considerations into decision making?
Which of the following is a consequence of not incorporating ethical considerations into decision making?
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What is the primary role of a corporate ethics officer in an organization?
What is the primary role of a corporate ethics officer in an organization?
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What is the primary focus of the COPPA?
What is the primary focus of the COPPA?
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Which act allows for the tangential collection of U.S. citizen data, even when those citizens are not specifically targeted?
Which act allows for the tangential collection of U.S. citizen data, even when those citizens are not specifically targeted?
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What is the main purpose of the CALEA?
What is the main purpose of the CALEA?
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Which act modified 15 existing statutes and gave sweeping new powers to domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies?
Which act modified 15 existing statutes and gave sweeping new powers to domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies?
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What is the primary focus of the ECPA?
What is the primary focus of the ECPA?
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Which act regulates the interception of wire and oral communications?
Which act regulates the interception of wire and oral communications?
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Which act authorized intelligence gathering on individuals not affiliated with any known terrorist organization?
Which act authorized intelligence gathering on individuals not affiliated with any known terrorist organization?
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What is the primary purpose of FISA?
What is the primary purpose of FISA?
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What is the primary purpose of e-discovery in legal proceedings?
What is the primary purpose of e-discovery in legal proceedings?
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What is predictive coding, and how does it work?
What is predictive coding, and how does it work?
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Why do many organizations have developed IT usage policies?
Why do many organizations have developed IT usage policies?
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What percentage of U.S. firms record and review employee communications and activities on the job?
What percentage of U.S. firms record and review employee communications and activities on the job?
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What is the primary concern regarding the use of advanced surveillance technologies?
What is the primary concern regarding the use of advanced surveillance technologies?
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What is the purpose of an EDR?
What is the purpose of an EDR?
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What can stalking apps be used to do?
What can stalking apps be used to do?
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What is the basis for the protection of freedom of expression in the United States?
What is the basis for the protection of freedom of expression in the United States?
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What is the primary reason why organizations file a John Doe lawsuit?
What is the primary reason why organizations file a John Doe lawsuit?
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What is the only circumstance in which legal recourse is possible for hate speech in the United States?
What is the only circumstance in which legal recourse is possible for hate speech in the United States?
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Why do some ISPs and social networking sites prohibit hate messages?
Why do some ISPs and social networking sites prohibit hate messages?
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What is the primary concern for organizations when dealing with pornography in the workplace?
What is the primary concern for organizations when dealing with pornography in the workplace?
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What is considered a valid defense for companies in a sexual harassment lawsuit?
What is considered a valid defense for companies in a sexual harassment lawsuit?
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What is the term used to describe sending sexual messages, nude or seminude photos, or sexually explicit videos over a cell phone?
What is the term used to describe sending sexual messages, nude or seminude photos, or sexually explicit videos over a cell phone?
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What is the purpose of identifying those who violate a company's computer usage policy?
What is the purpose of identifying those who violate a company's computer usage policy?
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What is the primary concern for organizations when dealing with hate speech on the internet?
What is the primary concern for organizations when dealing with hate speech on the internet?
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What is the primary goal of raising patient awareness and managing technology costs in the healthcare industry?
What is the primary goal of raising patient awareness and managing technology costs in the healthcare industry?
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What is the primary difference between an electronic medical record (EMR) and an electronic health record (EHR)?
What is the primary difference between an electronic medical record (EMR) and an electronic health record (EHR)?
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What is the primary benefit of health information exchange (HIE)?
What is the primary benefit of health information exchange (HIE)?
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What is the primary purpose of a personal health record (PHR)?
What is the primary purpose of a personal health record (PHR)?
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What is the primary goal of clinical decision support (CDS) systems?
What is the primary goal of clinical decision support (CDS) systems?
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What is the primary benefit of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems?
What is the primary benefit of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems?
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What is the primary purpose of telehealth?
What is the primary purpose of telehealth?
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What is the primary difference between an electronic health record (EHR) and a personal health record (PHR)?
What is the primary difference between an electronic health record (EHR) and a personal health record (PHR)?
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What is the primary purpose of the Fair Credit Reporting Act?
What is the primary purpose of the Fair Credit Reporting Act?
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Which act established mandatory guidelines for the collection and disclosure of personal financial information?
Which act established mandatory guidelines for the collection and disclosure of personal financial information?
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What is the primary benefit of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for EHRs?
What is the primary benefit of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for EHRs?
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What is the primary purpose of the HIPAA?
What is the primary purpose of the HIPAA?
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Which act allows consumers to request and obtain a free credit report each year?
Which act allows consumers to request and obtain a free credit report each year?
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What is the primary purpose of the FERPA?
What is the primary purpose of the FERPA?
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What is the primary concern regarding the use of private industry in terms of privacy protection?
What is the primary concern regarding the use of private industry in terms of privacy protection?
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Which of the following laws does NOT provide privacy protection from private industry?
Which of the following laws does NOT provide privacy protection from private industry?
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What is the primary focus of the COPPA?
What is the primary focus of the COPPA?
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Which Act allows for the tangential collection of U.S. citizen data, even when those citizens are not specifically targeted?
Which Act allows for the tangential collection of U.S. citizen data, even when those citizens are not specifically targeted?
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What is the main purpose of the CALEA?
What is the main purpose of the CALEA?
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Which Act modified 15 existing statutes and gave sweeping new powers to domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies?
Which Act modified 15 existing statutes and gave sweeping new powers to domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies?
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What is the primary focus of the ECPA?
What is the primary focus of the ECPA?
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Which Act regulates the interception of wire and oral communications?
Which Act regulates the interception of wire and oral communications?
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Which Act authorized intelligence gathering on individuals not affiliated with any known terrorist organization?
Which Act authorized intelligence gathering on individuals not affiliated with any known terrorist organization?
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What is the primary purpose of FISA?
What is the primary purpose of FISA?
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What is the primary purpose of the USA Freedom Act?
What is the primary purpose of the USA Freedom Act?
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What is the term for a set of guidelines that govern the collection and use of personal data?
What is the term for a set of guidelines that govern the collection and use of personal data?
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What is the purpose of the European–United States Privacy Shield Data Transfer Program Guidelines?
What is the purpose of the European–United States Privacy Shield Data Transfer Program Guidelines?
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What is the primary purpose of the OECD guidelines for the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Data Flows of Personal Data?
What is the primary purpose of the OECD guidelines for the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Data Flows of Personal Data?
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What is the primary goal of the PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act?
What is the primary goal of the PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act?
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What is the primary purpose of the European Union Data Protection Directive?
What is the primary purpose of the European Union Data Protection Directive?
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What is the primary purpose of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008?
What is the primary purpose of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008?
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What is the primary purpose of the 'safe harbor' principles?
What is the primary purpose of the 'safe harbor' principles?
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What is the primary purpose of e-discovery in legal proceedings?
What is the primary purpose of e-discovery in legal proceedings?
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What is the main concern regarding the use of advanced surveillance technologies?
What is the main concern regarding the use of advanced surveillance technologies?
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What is the primary purpose of an EDR?
What is the primary purpose of an EDR?
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What is the primary concern regarding the use of stalking apps?
What is the primary concern regarding the use of stalking apps?
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What is the basis for the protection of freedom of expression in the United States?
What is the basis for the protection of freedom of expression in the United States?
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What is the main purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?
What is the main purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?
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What is the primary purpose of predictive coding?
What is the primary purpose of predictive coding?
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What is the primary concern regarding data breaches?
What is the primary concern regarding data breaches?
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Why do many organizations have developed IT usage policies?
Why do many organizations have developed IT usage policies?
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What percentage of U.S. firms record and review employee communications and activities on the job?
What percentage of U.S. firms record and review employee communications and activities on the job?
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What is the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)?
What is the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)?
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What is the primary goal of e-discovery in legal proceedings?
What is the primary goal of e-discovery in legal proceedings?
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What is a consequence of companies not respecting customer data privacy?
What is a consequence of companies not respecting customer data privacy?
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What is the purpose of data breach notifications laws?
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What is the primary concern regarding consumer profiling?
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What is the primary purpose of the Privacy Act?
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Study Notes
Supply Chain Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Supply chain sustainability focuses on developing and maintaining a supply chain that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
- Organizations must decide if CSR is a priority and what their specific CSR goals are.
- Five good reasons for pursuing CSR goals: gain goodwill, create a consistent organization, foster good business practices, protect from legal action, and avoid unfavorable publicity.
Improving Business Ethics
- Appoint a corporate ethics officer to improve business ethics.
- Require the board of directors to set and model high ethical standards.
- Establish a corporate code of ethics and conduct social audits.
- Require employees to take ethics training and include ethical criteria in employee appraisals.
- Create an ethical work environment.
Ethical Considerations in Decision Making
- Identify and involve stakeholders in decision making.
- Weigh various laws, guidelines, and principles, including the organization's code of ethics.
- Consider the impact of the decision on the organization, stakeholders, customers, suppliers, and the environment.
Trends in Unethical Information Technology Use
- COPPA: regulates websites that cater to children, requiring comprehensive privacy policies and parental consent.
- Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: regulates the interception of wire and oral communications.
- FISA: describes procedures for electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information.
- Executive Order 12333: identifies government intelligence-gathering agencies and defines what information can be collected, retained, and disseminated.
- ECPA: deals with the protection of communications while in transit and prohibits devices from recording dialing information without a search warrant.
- CALEA: requires the telecommunications industry to build tools for federal investigators to eavesdrop on conversations and intercept electronic communications.
- USA PATRIOT Act: modified 15 existing statutes, giving sweeping new powers to domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies.
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act of 2004: authorized intelligence gathering on individuals not affiliated with known terrorist organizations.
E-Discovery and Predictive Coding
- E-discovery: the collection, preparation, review, and production of electronically stored information for use in criminal and civil actions.
- Predictive coding: a process that couples human intelligence with computer-driven concept searching to recognize relevant documents within a document universe.
Workplace Monitoring and Surveillance Technologies
- Many organizations have developed IT usage policies to protect against employee abuses and reduce worker productivity.
- About 80% of U.S. firms record and review employee communications and activities.
- The use of fitness trackers in the workplace raises new legal and ethical issues.
- Surveillance cameras are used in major cities to deter crime and terrorist activities, raising concerns about civil liberties.
- EDRs (event data recorders) record vehicle and occupant data for a few seconds before, during, and after a severe vehicle crash.
- Stalking apps can be downloaded onto a person's cell phone, allowing for location tracking, call recording, and URL tracking.
Freedom of Expression
- The basis for the protection of freedom of expression in the United States is the First Amendment.
- Many businesses monitor the web for public expressions of opinions that might hurt their reputations.
- Organizations may file a John Doe lawsuit to learn the identity of anonymous Internet users who cause harm.
- Hate speech is not protected under the First Amendment, but legal recourse is possible only when it turns into clear threats and intimidation.
- ISPs and social networking sites have voluntarily agreed to prohibit hate messages.
Health Information and Technology
- Electronic medical record (EMR): a collection of health-related information on an individual created, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians.
- Electronic health record (EHR): a comprehensive view of a patient's complete medical history designed to be shared with authorized providers.
- Health information exchange (HIE): the process of sharing patient-level electronic health information between different organizations.
- Personal health record (PHR): includes those portions of the EHR that an individual patient "owns" and controls.
- Clinical decision support (CDS): a process and set of tools designed to enhance health-related decision making through the use of clinical knowledge and patient-specific information.
- Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system: enables physicians to place orders electronically with the orders transmitted directly to the recipient.
- Telehealth: employs modern telecommunications and information technologies to provide medical care to people who live or work far away from healthcare providers.
Privacy Protection
- People want and need privacy protection from private industry, not just government intrusion.
- Existing laws and practices fail to provide adequate protection, leading to distrust and concerns over identity theft.
Laws Providing Privacy Protection
- Fair Credit Reporting Act: regulates operations of credit reporting bureaus.
- Right to Financial Privacy Act: protects financial records of financial institution customers from unauthorized scrutiny by the federal government.
- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA): establishes mandatory guidelines for the collection and disclosure of personal financial information by financial institutions.
- Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act: allows consumers to request and obtain a free credit report each year from each of the three consumer credit reporting agencies.
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): defines standards to improve the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage.
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: includes strong privacy provisions for Electronic Health Records (EHRs), banning the sale of health information and promoting the use of audit trails and encryption.
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA): provides students and their parents with specific rights regarding the release of student records.
- Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA): requires websites that cater to children to offer comprehensive privacy policies, notify parents or guardians about their data collection practices, and receive parental consent before collecting any personal information from children under the age of 13.
- Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (Wiretap Act): regulates the interception of wire (telephone) and oral communications.
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA): describes procedures for the electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information between foreign powers and agents of foreign powers.
- Executive Order 12333: identifies the various government intelligence-gathering agencies and defines what information can be collected, retained, and disseminated by the agencies.
- Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA): deals with the protection of communications while in transit from sender to receiver.
- Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA): requires the telecommunications industry to build tools into its products that federal investigators can use to eavesdrop on conversations and intercept electronic communications.
- USA PATRIOT Act: modifies 15 existing statutes, giving sweeping new powers to domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies.
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act of 2004: authorizes intelligence gathering on individuals not affiliated with any known terrorist organization.
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008: grants the NSA expanded authority to collect, without court-approved warrants, international communications as they flow through the U.S. telecommunications equipment and facilities.
- PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act: grants a four-year extension of provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.
- USA Freedom Act: terminates the bulk collection of telephone metadata by the NSA and instead requires telecommunications carriers to hold the data and respond to NSA queries.
Fair Information Practices
- "Fair information practices" is a term for a set of guidelines that govern the collection and use of personal data.
- The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) created a set of fair information practices that are often held up as the model for organizations to adopt for the ethical treatment of consumer data.
- The European Union Data Protection Directive: requires member countries to ensure that data transferred to non-EU countries is protected, and bars the export of data to countries that do not have data privacy protection standards comparable to those of the EU.
- European–United States Privacy Shield Data Transfer Program Guidelines: a stopgap measure that allows businesses to transfer personal data about European citizens to the United States.
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): takes effect in May 2018, addressing the export of personal data outside the EU, enabling citizens to see and correct their personal data, standardizing data privacy regulations within the EU, and establishing substantial penalties for violation of its guidelines.
Consumer Profiling and Ethical Issues
- Companies use various methods to collect personal data about visitors to their websites, including depositing cookies on visitors' hard drives.
- Consumer data privacy has become a major marketing issue, with companies that cannot protect or do not respect customer information losing business and becoming defendants in class actions stemming from privacy violations.
E-Discovery and Workplace Monitoring
- E-discovery is the collection, preparation, review, and production of electronically stored information for use in criminal and civil actions and proceedings.
- Predictive coding is a process that couples human intelligence with computer-driven concept searching to "train" document review software to recognize relevant documents within a document universe.
- Many organizations have developed IT usage policies to protect against employee abuses that can reduce worker productivity and expose employers to harassment lawsuits.
- About 80 percent of U.S. firms record and review employee communications and activities on the job, including phone calls, email, web surfing, and computer files.
Advanced Surveillance Technologies and Ethical Issues
- Surveillance cameras are used in major cities around the world to deter crime and terrorist activities, raising concerns about civil liberties.
- Event Data Recorders (EDRs) are devices that record vehicle and occupant data for a few seconds before, during, and after any vehicle crash that is severe enough to deploy the vehicle's air bags.
- Stalking apps can be downloaded onto a person's cell phone, making it possible to perform location tracking, record calls and conversations, view every text and photograph sent or received, and record the URLs of any website visited on that phone.
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This quiz covers the importance of supply chain sustainability in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), including its benefits and goals. Learn how organizations can promote ethical practices and contribute to a better future.