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White Paper Recently, the group announced its initiative to promote increased consumer protection on the Internet, putting forth and endorsing a set of business ethics guidelines, and urging others in the global Internet community to adhere to these guidelines. [03 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com... 'me hearties shun Vista… techies on the move?… bosses out of tune
Comment I suspect that the agencies (and hence the employers they are seeking to service) are missing out on the capable but honest people (like myself, blush) with ethics standards that bar us from applying for these jobs that we apparently are not... [06 Dec 2007]
Google proposes global privacy standard
News Google's proposal will be presented by Peter Fleischer, Google's global privacy counsel in a speech today in Strasbourg, France, at UNESCO's meeting on ethics and human rights. Fleischer said he was invited to address UNESCO at its meeting, which... [14 Sep 2007]
Drinks giant Diageo taps into Second Life
News One of the issues for Diageo is ensuring the company doesn't break any regulations or its own strong code of ethics by unwittingly marketing its drinks to "underage" avatars in virtual bars in Second Life. [11 Jun 2007]
Sarbanes-Oxley and Its Impact on IT Outsourcing: New Imperatives for Outsourcers in the Post Sarbanes-Oxley Business Environment
White Paper Instead, the paper takes a look at the ripple effects of the Act on the IT outsourcing community and the new responsibilities and ethics that rest on companies - both public and private - that entrust all or part of their IT environment to an... [01 May 2007]
CA: We're not the company we were five years ago
News Speaking at the CA World event, John Swainson said CA has made significant changes - including implementing a new SAP-based finance system and putting in place a code of ethics for its staff. This model will help companies make more informed... [24 Apr 2007]
HP denies obtaining ex-VP's phone records
News Among the things the company did note publicly, is the fact former ethics attorney Kevin Hunsaker was terminated by HP. In 2005, HP sued Karl Kamb, a former vice president of business development and strategy, alleging he stole company trade secrets. [01 Mar 2007]
AT&T-BellSouth merger back to square one?
News The bearer of the potentially tie-breaking vote on a proposed merger between US telco giants AT&T and BellSouth has said ethics considerations prohibit him from participating. McDowell said at a press conference at FCC headquarters in Washington... [19 Dec 2006]
HP settles spy scandal for $14.5m
News With its governance reforms, this settlement should help guide companies across the country as they seek to protect confidential business information without violating corporate ethics or privacy rights. [08 Dec 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 22.09.06
Round-Up Perkins wrote in a letter to the board of directors: "I resigned solely to protest the questionable ethics and the dubious legality of the chairman's methods. Also in the firing line now is an HP employee named Kevin Hunsaker, whose irony-rich job... [22 Sep 2006]
HP's Hurd linked to leak probe scandal
News It is unclear whether the investigation, which has generated numerous investigations and a flood of bad publicity over its ethics, broke any laws. People briefed on HP's review of its internal investigation say it was authorised by Dunn and put... [21 Sep 2006]
CIO Jury: Corporate blogs more than a fad
News Etiquette and company work ethics have to support it though. Russell Altendorff, IT director at the London Business School, said his organisation uses an MBA blog to improve conversion rates for applicants to students. [08 Sep 2006]
Browser taps into web privacy fears
News Asked about the ethics of providing a tool that people could use to hide their activities from partners and family, Ahmed said his company is "simply providing a platform for people to use and people use it for many things". [31 Aug 2006]
CIO Jury: 'Gas-guzzling' PCs pose IT power issues
News He said: "Unnecessary power consumption, with all the connotations of wasting scarce resources and contributing to climate change, is likely to become a much bigger issue in terms of corporate responsibility and ethics. [17 May 2006]
Spyware - The Ethics of Covert Software
White Paper Spyware can be defined as an agent technology or software, which is bundled into another piece of software. Spyware is most commonly bundled together with freeware which the user downloads and installs. [14 Apr 2006]
