Ethics and Laws
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Friday, February 26th, 2010Download this PDF file
In order to prevent defamation suits, from e-mail or otherwise, an employer must incorporate at least five policy statements and precautions into its related policies. Here are the policy statements.
Protecting Your Privacy
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010NOW spoke with Christopher Soghoian, a Ph.D. student in the School of Informatics at Indiana University and an expert on privacy and cyber-law.
NOW: Why should innocent Americans be worried about the government monitoring their private communications?
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Tweet Ethics: Trust and Transparency in a Web 2.0 World
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010“Flunkster Dude,” a contributor to the online forum for the Golden State Warriors basketball team who wrote posts in support of the team, was revealed to be Raymond Ridder, a PR person for the Warriors. “It was nothing malicious at all. I just wanted to get the conversation going in a positive [...]
Learn about Defamation
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Download this PDF file
Learn from an expert about defamation.
Online Ethics and the Bloggers’ Code Revealed
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009Whatever their reason for posting their thoughts online, bloggers have a shared ethical code, according to a recent study published in the journal New Media Society.
Key issues in the blogosphere are telling the truth, accountability, minimizing harm and attribution, although the extent to which bloggers follow their own ethical ideals can depend on the [...]
E-Mail and Defamation
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009E-mail has become a part of our everyday life. Things you might never say face to face, or even over the telephone, are easily communicated to others through email.
Often times an e-mail received by one person is forwarded to a host of other parties in a sender’s e-mail address book without regards to how the [...]
What Is Plagiarism?
Thursday, October 8th, 2009Download this PowerPoint file
This 10-slide presentation gives a nice overview of what constitutes plagiarism. There’s also a checklist on how to avoid plagiarism.
Advice for Avoiding Plagiarism
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009Definition and types of plagiarism, including buying term papers, copying and pasting without attribution, and paraphrasing without attribution. Tips for MLA and APA citation styles are included.
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140 Ways to Leave Your Landlord: Chicago's First Twitter-Based Lawsuit Anything but Frivolous
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009A lawsuit filed today for allegedly defamatory remarks shared on Twitter could hold more weight than one might think. Amanda Bonnen, a former resident of an apartment at 4242 N. Sheridan Rd., posted in May a single 140-character tweet about that building’s management company, Horizon Realty Group: “You should just come anyway. Who said sleeping [...]
Take the Quiz: How Ethical Are You?
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Take this quiz to learn if you’re a potential jailbird or part of the ethical elite! Though more than one answer might seem possible, try to pick the best answer to the questions provided.
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