, 2006-09-15
Ethics are of incredible importance in the security field. Scott Granneman looks at recent examples of poor security decisions made at HP, Diebold, Sony, and Microsoft.
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A Question of Ethics
2006-10-03
Thomas Elias Weatherly (1 replies)
Thomas Elias Weatherly (1 replies)
Looking at the bigger picture, Norht American society, especially the US, has had a skewed perspective on ethics for a long time. And it all comes down to money and power.
If you want to know why the ethical standards are so low, look carefully at the politicians you have elected, the business practices that are applauded most strongly and the cult of individual rights that exists in the US. Don't forget to include the fact that the US has more lawyers than the rest of the G8 countries combined - with a lower population than the rest of the G8. The attitude that if something isn't explicitely illegal then it's OK to do it is a consequence. As I recall, there was an article on this site about communications surveillance in the context of jurisdictional conflicts. Specifically, comparing California to Georgia.
Ethics are important indeed, but negative consequences for breaching them are equally important. Creating a media culture where ethical behaviour is routinely denigrated is also a very poor idea. But see what is produced for TV and films. Worse, see FOX News, Anne Coulter, Pat Robertson, and so on. Unfortunately, we have simmilar problems where I live, but on a lesser scale.
I ask you again, why are you surprised?
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