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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... [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]
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... [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... [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... [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]
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... [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... [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]
Yahoo! CEO: We are new-media trail blazers
News Speaking at the Web 2.0 Conference on Thursday, Semel also shared his thoughts on his company's struggle with Google and the ethics of doing business in a communist country. received for providing... [07 Oct 2005]
Real fears legal action from Apple over iPod DRM
News While harsh words have been exchanged over the FairPlay saga - Apple said Real had used "the tactics and ethics of a hacker" - the Mac maker did not respond to a request for comment on the filing. In a recent SEC filing,... [12 Aug 2005]
Nicking software 'worse than fiddling expenses', say staff
News The report, Ethics at Work, conducted by the Institute of Business Ethics, found that surfing the net for pleasure during work time was also frowned upon, with around three-quarters of... [27 Jun 2005]
Oxford gets £60m to solve world's problems
News The school will have research institutes to focus on technological and environmental change, ageing, disease, ethics, migration and the brain. The former student has donated a total of £165m to the university, including... [03 Jun 2005]
CIO Jury: Are IT departments the new "corporate police force"?
News The issue has been highlighted by the firing of Boeing's CEO earlier this week after what appears to be the leak of one of his emails to the board revealing his relationship with a female co-worker in breach of the company's... [10 Mar 2005]
Curse of the blog strikes Google employee
News The company also has made a point of putting ethics before profits in its business operations, suggesting it holds itself to a higher standard of care than the average for customers and employees. Gone... [09 Feb 2005]
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