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Erschienen in: Journal of Business Ethics 1/2018

10.06.2016

Apple: Good Business, Poor Citizen?

verfasst von: Amitai Etzioni

Erschienen in: Journal of Business Ethics | Ausgabe 1/2018

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Abstract

The recent case between Apple and the FBI, in which Apple refused to comply with a court order to aid the FBI in overriding the security features of an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists, brought the tension between national security and individual rights to the forefront. This article looks at the case and these two core values from a liberal communitarian ethics perspective, and provides an analysis of how these values are reflected in U.S. law. It concludes with an ethical discussion relevant to the resolution of differences between high-tech corporations and the government.

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Metadaten
Titel
Apple: Good Business, Poor Citizen?
verfasst von
Amitai Etzioni
Publikationsdatum
10.06.2016
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Journal of Business Ethics / Ausgabe 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0167-4544
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0697
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-016-3233-4

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