Chapter 6: Privacy

Ways to Collect data

Paper, Drug tests, employer issued devices, surveillance cameras

Justifying a purpose for privacy of employee records

- contracts are valid if free of force/fraud - require mutual voluntary consent

Utilitarian Argument

- harm is done when inaccurate/incomplete information is collected and used by employee - invasion of privacy changes character of activities and prevents people from enjoying them

Disclosure of information to outsiders

- no ownership of personal information - only justified to collect information when concerning employee/employer relationship

Kantian

1. Autonomy: balance when access to info is mutual 2. Respect for people

Use of Internet Responses

1. Dossier Society: every part of life is available ~ want limits 2. Personal Data is property 3. Want to balance concerns and provide consumer with a voice

Ethical issues with privacy of Emplyee Records

1. Kind of information collected 2. Use of information 3. Internet Access to Information 4. Disclosure to people outside 5. Collection Methods 6. Accuracy and Completeness 7. Employee access to own records

Ethical Issues to Big Data Analytics

1. Lack of Awareness 2. Difficultly of Protection 3. Loss of Privacy

Privacy Principles

1. Notice/Awareness 2. Choice/Consent 3. Access/Participation 4. Integrity/Security 5. Enforcement/Redress: assume company follows responsible practices

Why collect data?

1. Productivity 2. Ensure a Safe Workplace 3. Predict Job Performance

Privacy

1. Right to be left alone 2. Right to control access to personal info 3. Have secrets remain secrets

Protecting Privacy

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Patriot Act

Other ways to Protect Privacy

Formal Means: laws/change in material conditions Material: Develop Privacy Enhancing Technology (PECs)

Limits to monitoring

Individual has a right to private life, should only be done with good reason

Freedom of Information Act 1966

citizens can request government information in order to make government more accountable but compromised private individual's confidentiality

Ethical Issues with Use of Internet

confining profiles, threat to equality

Big Data Analytics

process that merges large sets of consumer and other data with technical information in order to make predictions

Why monitor employees away from the workplace

what employees do in spare time can indirectly impact employee's performance And it could raise the cost of doing business