One of my friends worked for a telecommunication company which required them to gather information on corporations. Knowing that corporations would not release information to a rival company, my friend was instructed to mask their her as a survey, or introduce herself as a student trying to gather data for a school project.<\/p>\n
I really struggled to decide whether this small lie was ethical. On one hand, I value honesty and believe that this action is unethical. On the other hand though, the information that my friend was requesting was hardly personal or incriminating. I feet that if the corporation is willing to reveal information to a student for a school project, then it is not so much a big deal. I also believe that if this tactic helps the telecommunication company, then it would be in their best interest to continue.<\/p>\n
Although this issue can be analyzed from different ethical points of view, I truly think that in this situation lying is acceptable. When I compare the benefits (information on other corporations) against the costs (a small lie), I see that the benefits greatly outweigh the costs and is therefore a reasonable strategy. I am extremely curious to see though, what does anyone else think of this??<\/p>\n
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One of my friends worked for a telecommunication company which required them to gather information on corporations. Knowing that corporations would not release information to a rival company, my friend was instructed to mask their her as a survey, or … Continue reading