Case Study
Facebook and Google Privacy: What Privacy?
You are to conduct a case study analysis of the ethical issues surrounding the Facebook case. As a consultant, answer the following questions:
1. Carry out an ethical analysis of Facebook. What is the ethical dilemma presented by this case?
2. What is the relationship of privacy to Facebook’s business model?
3. Describe the weaknesses of Facebook’s privacy policies and elements. Identify the people, organization, and technology issues that have influenced those weaknesses?
4. Explore whether Facebook has a potential to create an alternative successful business model which does not invade privacy? Explain your answer.
5. How can Facebook make this consideration feasible?