Attempts: Average: 13 3. Frameworks for ethical decision making (Connect, Perform) Use the correct terms to complete the following sentences about approaches to ethical decision making. To apply the approach to ethics, you need to weigh how various courses of action would affect different people and choose the action that will provide the greatest benefit to the most people. The idea of "equal pay for equal work" by men and women is an expression of Read the following case study and consider the ethical questions it raises. Then use your knowledge of ethical frameworks to determine which approach is being used in each example. MANAGEMENT IN THE NEWS Privacy activists have consistently raised concerns about how social media sites, such as Facebook and Google+, share users' personal information, and many everyday users of such sites share these concerns, although often not to such a degree that they stop using the services. In 2010, The Wall Street Journal reported that popular Facebook apps, such as the game Farmville, were transmitting user identification numbers to third-party data aggregators (companies that sift through huge amounts of information to create financial or personal profiles of individuals or groups). These companies then sold the information to advertisers. This practice effectively gives advertisers direct access to Facebook users' personal information, including the names, photos, and genders of both them and their Facebook friends. Facebook users have the option to select various privacy settings as defaults and when they share particular information. The most public setting reveals even more information to data brokers, including age, address, occupation, and interests. It may also allow data aggregators to monitor which websites the user visits. Such information is invaluable to advertisers who are trying to target specific markets. Once you know Imagine that you work for the ACLU and you have been assigned to interview a manager at Facebook, about Facebook's privacy policies. During your interview, the manager states that he believes (1) he and his company are acting ethically and (2) the public misunderstands the situation. He then makes the following statements to defend his actions and those of his company. Statement Ethical Approach We live in a democratic and capitalistic society. Our fundamental freedoms include the freedom to pursue happiness, just like the Declaration of Independence says, and that often means pursuing money. No one has the right to take that freedom away from me. Just look at how other social media websites are run. My decisions are completely in line with those of my counterparts at those companies. Facebook is adhering to the industry standard. The United States, and indeed almost all nations, holds that businesses have the right to make money if there's a market for their products and services. It would not be right for the government to take the ability to earn a profit away from me or my company