Week 11

This week we focused on ethics. We split into groups at the start of the lecture and Shane asked us questions to discuss. Firstly, he asked 'Is monitoring employees via technology ethical?' Secondly, he asked 'Under what circumstances is it ethical for customer's data to be shared?' Finally, he asked 'Is it ethical for Facebook to display news feed stories that increase your mood?'
In my opinion, I think it is unethical to monitor employees via technology and share customer's data. As citizens, we are entitled to privacy and our personal information should not be shared. However, if these people are involved in criminal activity and authorities believe that by monitoring their information it would lead to their conviction, then I believe that there should be some form of monitoring citizens. Thus, it is ethical to monitor employees computers and share their data if there is a chance of unveiling the truth.
Shane explained that there are several forms of ethics, e.g meta ethics, normative ethics and applied ethics. Shane then reminded us of our quiz on Friday at 9am and wished us the best of luck.