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The issue is still privacy; the outlook is still grim
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April 25, 2003
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Some issues are significant for their own sake, and privacy is one of them
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Layoff debate continues
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April 18, 2003
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Readers respond to last week's column with questions and comments about layoff ethics
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Examining layoff ethics
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April 11, 2003
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Are employees 'valuable members of the family' or just disposable 'assets'?
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The danger of assumptions
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April 4, 2003
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Don't lead your ethics astray by basing decisions on imagination
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MYOB: Still good advice
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March 28, 2003
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How to not deal with a fellow employee's 'drinking problem'
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Are anti-spam measures fair?
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March 21, 2003
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Growing problem leaves system administrators few -- and problematic -- options
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Assessing the technology of war
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March 14, 2003
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Should EMP bombs be used in civilian areas?
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Is e-mail private, or in the public domain?
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March 7, 2003
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Expectations of confidentiality may not be realistic
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The ethics of paying taxes -- or not
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February 27, 2003
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How many people cheat, and what constitutes cheating?
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The case of the missing 'free' hotel night
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February 21, 2003
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Combining business with pleasure presents interesting problems
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Are corporate employees free moral agents?
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February 13, 2003
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Finding an ethical way to restore balance when dealing with corporations
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People like the old rules
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February 7, 2003
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Corporations have redefined the workplace, but individuals haven't
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Hedging in the job market
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January 31, 2003
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Is it acceptable to take one job while waiting for another offer?
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Keep it simple
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January 23, 2003
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Don't make ethical reasoning harder than it has to be
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'Moral clarity' and you
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January 13, 2003
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Is there any such thing or is it just a pose?
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Are 'auditions' a valuable job hunting tool, or exploitation?
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January 7, 2003
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Doing work for free is fraught with danger
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Pressing issues of 2002
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December 18, 2002
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The top three choices affect your rights for the years to come
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The ethics of taking vendor's gifts
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December 11, 2002
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Are you selling out for a T-shirt or a mug?
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John Rawls and the 'lucky duckies'
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December 4, 2002
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Here's another rule of thumb for making sound ethical decisions
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Office cliques: Management bears a lot of responsibility
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November 25, 2002
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Groups are natural, but not when they impede the business
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Pentagon data mining: Just say 'no'
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November 20, 2002
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New civilian spy program is a bad idea run amok
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Office cliques: unethical or just natural?
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November 12, 2002
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Some workers feel left out in a younger workplace
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Uniting and dividing at the same time
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November 5, 2002
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Religion is a two-edged sword
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Walking into the minefield
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October 30, 2002
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Religion has a place in the office -- or not
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Instinct, fear, and religion
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October 23, 2002
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A comment, an I-told-you-so, and a thorny topic
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The wrong side of the equation
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October 16, 2002
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Warchalking: What are the wireless owner's ethical obligations?
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What if everybody did it?
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October 9, 2002
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The objections to unauthorized wireless access run the gamut
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Trying to build a case against 'warchalking'
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October 2, 2002
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Opposition isn't as simple as it might seem
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Maybe self-interest is the answer
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September 25, 2002
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Could our own well-being underlie our ethical behavior?
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Ethics from above
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September 17, 2002
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Management drives the corporate culture
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What, if anything, do we owe our employers?
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September 11, 2002
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'Doing your best' may not be enough
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Five tales of ethics and death
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September 4, 2002
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Many tragedies call for justice
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Absolute ethics
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August 28, 2002
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When unbending principles clash, confusion reigns
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Taking equipment as a hostage
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August 20, 2002
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Is turnabout fair play when dealing with a shady company?
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When contractors jump ship
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August 12, 2002
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Are restrictive clauses ethically binding?
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Take this advice to heart
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August 7, 2002
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Technology can save your life -- if it's on hand
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'TIPS' spelled backward is 'SPIT'
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July 31, 2002
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National informer program is a bad idea, no matter how you look at it
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Is this unethical? What should I do?
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July 22, 2002
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Personal response to ethical failures can vary
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An informed choice needs information
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July 17, 2002
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There are many ways, besides lying, to misinform
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As I was saying, it's the system
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July 10, 2002
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Corporate scandals involve more than just personal misbehavior
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Annoying versus unethical
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June 25, 2002
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Pop-up ads drive us crazy, but are they wrong?
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A question of intent
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June 19, 2002
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Is what you mean more important than what you do?
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Readers back 'tailored' resumes
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June 12, 2002
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Reasons include efficiency, effectiveness, and intent
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Smart people with 'dumb' resumes
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June 4, 2002
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Is omitting information the same as inflating it?
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The big lie: 'You have nothing to fear'
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May 29, 2002
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Concerns over privacy aren't about hiding 'wrongdoing'
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The ethical divide: Keeping 'business' and 'life' separate
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May 22, 2002
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Should we have one set of rules for work and another for everywhere else?
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When does a competitive advantage become unethical?
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May 15, 2002
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Domain name tempest stirs up questions of proper business practices
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Privacy, police states, and the balance of power
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May 8, 2002
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Readers chime in on emerging issues in technology
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Technology does alter the moral landscape
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May 1, 2002
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We're not just grappling with old problems in new clothing
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Are retention bonuses just a new corporate scam?
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April 24, 2002
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Executives shouldn't be rewarded when the company fails
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Was your last choice really voluntary? April 16, 2002
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Who's responsible? Who's to blame? April 12, 2002
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Assault on privacy continues relentlessly April 3, 2002
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Let's have a constitutional amendment for privacy March 28, 2002
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Ethical obligation to yourself? I don't think so March 19, 2002
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Brain cells and silicon don't mix March 13, 2002
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Privacy: An important but complex right March 6, 2002
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Caution isn't always paranoia February 27, 2002
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Muddled concepts of privacy can bring muddled results February 20, 2002
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Don't lean too heavily on the 'code of ethics' February 12, 2002
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All is not lost for privacy February 6, 2002
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Finding the culprits in Enron January 30, 2002
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Meaningless choice is no choice January 23, 2002
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National ID cards still a bad idea January 15, 2002
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Elbows, ears, and rules of thumb January 8, 2002
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Untangling the web of ethics January 2, 2002
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Don't overlook the obvious December 19, 2001
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Living the examined life December 12, 2001
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A moral quandary December 5, 2001
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Coercive severance agreements put corporations on a slippery slope November 26, 2001
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Delayed refunds walk a thin ethical line November 19, 2001
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What do employees owe to the companies they work for? November 14, 2001
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Ten questionable hiring practices of businesses November 7, 2001
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Truth-telling is much murkier than many people would like to think October 31, 2001
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What will honesty in the job search get you? October 24, 2001
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Should we worry about national ID cards? I do October 17, 2001
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Hiding behind EULA's skirts, an ethically challenged policy October 10, 2001
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Having trouble 'getting back to normal' October 3, 2001
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The problem with free readers and free riders September 26, 2001
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Testing a belief in human goodness September 19, 2001
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Words can be such dangerous things September 12, 2001
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If spam is unethical, what is poor customer service? September 5, 2001
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Have a problem? Let's blame the media August 22, 2001
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So you have an opinion. Why should we care? August 14, 2001
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If we can't sell our kidneys, why can we sell our privacy? August 8, 2001
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Do we sell privacy too cheaply, or should we be selling it at all? August 1, 2001
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When crunching numbers, make sure you don't end up crunching people, too July 25, 2001
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Moral outrage isn't always as easy as it sounds July 17, 2001
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Readers speak out on whether Internet is public or private July 12, 2001
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The law is still the worst place to look for the best ethical answer July 5, 2001
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Private space or public: Just what sort of creature is the Internet? June 28, 2001
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Cell phones don't annoy people -- people annoy people June 20, 2001
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Do you own information about yourself? June 15, 2001
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Make sure your paranoia keeps pace with the speed of technology June 6, 2001
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Privacy woes: We're dying of thirst in a lake of information June 1, 2001
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Don't look to the law to give you the best ethical answer May 25, 2001
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Keep the playing field level: Let the seller beware May 18, 2001
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More thoughts on stealing: Would you pass up a cheap airline ticket? How about free cable? April 24, 2001
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What do so many software vendors have against a free-market economy? April 20, 2001
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Is downloading music stealing? Napster tests our notion of right and wrong April 10, 2001
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Spam: The name's the same, but we're still not sure what it means April 3, 2001
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On not letting the wolves watch out for the deer March 27, 2001
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The issue is privacy and the outlook is grim March 20, 2001
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It's time to make distinctions in the virtual world March 13, 2001
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Unsolicited e-mail: What the devil is wrong with it? March 6, 2001
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Do you work for an ethical corporation? February 27, 2001
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Music and the Holocaust: Must you care about what your customers do? February 23, 2001
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Personal knowledge: Do we know too much or too little? February 13, 2001
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Sloppy talk invites sloppy solutions February 6, 2001
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Spam: What's in a name? January 30, 2001
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Looking back at 2000: Privacy policies fared poorly with Amazon.com and others January 23, 2001
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IT ethics: Don't laugh; that's no oxymoron January 16, 2001
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