Category Archives: Deception

Contract Cheating?

Posted on August 14, 2019 by admin

I’m kicking off my new semester teaching communication ethics with a discussion about an ethical challenge students are familiar with:  Cheating. When I first taught this class many years ago, I featured a Blog about the University of Central Florida … Continue reading →

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Authors Guild vs. Google, Round 1

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Rachel1977

Google ended an 8 year battle with the Authors Guild on November 14, 2013 over the “fair use law” in its favor. Google has been digitizing books since 2004 without the expressed written consent of the writers for Google Books. … Continue reading →

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Abercrombie’s Glitch

Posted on September 18, 2013 by kyleighroberts

Recent reports claim that Abercrombie & Fitch, a teen clothing company, had a drop in sales of 10% in the last quarter. After news of their plummeting sales hit, the company’s stocks plunged by 18%. There are claims that this … Continue reading →

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Browsers stop trackers in their tracks

Posted on February 8, 2011 by jbeaugez

If you’re reading this blog post, you have some stake in the proposal brought up by the FTC this past December. Because of concerns for internet user confidentiality and lack of clarity with privacy settings, the FTC proposed a “no … Continue reading →

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