The Ethics of Google
The Ethics of Google
“Don’t Be Evil” is Google’s informal corporate slogan. The founders of Google claimed that this motto explained their culture that “prohibited conflicts of interest, and required objectivity and an absence of bias.” According to Google’s code of conduct page this slogan is, “about providing our users unbiased access to information, focusing on their needs and giving them the best products and services that we can. But it’s also about doing the right thing more generally – following the law, acting honorably and treating each other with respect.”
Can Google do business in an ethical manner if they allow for people to search for unethical content? Laws may decide what is legal, but who decides what is unethical or evil?
Every day someone searches for how to do something illegal and/or unethical through utilizing Google’s search engine. How much content should Google censor? The following articles address Google censorship issues:
- Google Slammed for Supporting Piracy
- Should Google Publish Info About Illegal Drugs
- Google Censorship Requests Alarming
- Google Should Be Forced to Censor Search Results
- Google Reports Alarming Rise in Government Censorship Requests
- Google Will Know More About You Than Your Partner
- Google’s Code of Conduct or Ethics
U.S. News reported, “The company is based in the United States, and thus must comply with U.S. laws. As a part of its policy, Google already censors things like child pornography, and complies with copyright infringement requests (a heavy volume of which come from videos uploaded on YouTube). Yet because services such as YouTube and Blogger are popular around the world, the company must decide to what extent it will remove content deemed illegal or offensive to foreign governments.”
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Patients Unknowingly Risk Their Lives with Fake Meds from Canada
Patients who obtain medications from Canadian-based suppliers may be risking their lives. Avastin is a legitimate drug used for cancer patients. Some fake Avastin drug has been discovered in the U.S. It made its way here from Canada. Although it originated from Turkey, it traveled through several middlemen. U.S. citizens bought it from a Canadian pharmaceutical supplier. According to the Wall Street Journal article How Fake Cancer Drugs Entered the U.S., Kris Thorkelson’s Canada Drugs Group of Cos sold two batches of fake Avastin to doctors in the United States.
In my 15 years as a pharmaceutical sales representative, I sat through a number of speeches from company leaders regarding the dangers of obtaining medications from outside of the U.S. My Arizona territory was close to Mexico. Therefore, I heard a lot of stories about patients going across the border to get cheaper medications. Mexico seemed a little scary to some people due to the economy and developing nature of the country. Therefore, later, Canada seemed to be the place people went to get a “good deal” on pricing.
Canada used to be able to obtain good medications more easily. However the Wall Street Journal explained that, “by 2003, big drug makers seeking to protect their U.S. sales shut online pharmacies out of the Canadian supply chain, forcing them to seek supplies elsewhere.” It was at that point that pharmacies like Canada Drugs Group started looking to foreign countries to obtain medications. Some of these countries do not have the strict guidelines that we have here in the U.S.
The sad thing about this particular case is that many cancer patients may have received fake medications that could cost them serious health issues. The fake medication contained no active ingredient to help fight patients’ cancer. The Wall Street Journal article cited a New York oncologist who claimed, “People who receive a fake medication instead of Avastin could have lost several months of their lives.”
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Top 30 Links for the Successful Entrepreneur
The following list contains the most popular articles used as supplements in my entrepreneurial courses. Click on the title name to be directed to the article.
- Ten Entrepreneurs Who Hit It Big Before Turning 35
- Top 10 Companies Code of Ethics and Conduct
- Top 10 Company Mission Statements
- Famous Entrepreneurs Who Hit it Big With Humble Beginnings
- Researching Apple: Top 10 Most Useful Links
- Value of Top Companies  Â
- The Top 10 Most Misunderstood Entrepreneurial Terms
- Top Five Things to Know to be a Successful Entrepreneur
- 50 Famous People Who Failed Before They Became Successful
- Top 50 Venture Funded Companies  Â
- Top 5 Networking Tips for Small Businesses
- Time for a New Career? Change the Daily Grind to a Job of Your Dreams
- 50 Excellent Lectures for the Small Business Owner
- An Entrepreneur’s Startup Business Model Checklist
- Importance of Being Proactive vs. Reactive
- Important Terminology for Entrepreneurs
- Chief Officer Acronyms Explained
- Top 20 TED Talks Not to be Missed
- Companies Rewarding Employees for Entrepreneurial Ideas
- Increasing Motivation:Â Right Brain vs. Left Brain
- Women Becoming Successful Entrepreneurs
- Most Inspiring Entrepreneurial Women
- Capitalizing on Manic Depression
- What Happens When Genius Leaders Pass the Torch
- New Businesses Not Getting Loan Approval
- Serial Entrepreneurs Share Words of Wisdom
- 10 Famous Product Failures
- Microlending:Â Funds for Small Businesses
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- Top 25 Links to Change Your Body, Career and More
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What is Typosquatting? When Misspelling is an Expensive Mistake
Typosquatting occurs when a website is created to prey on people who may have inadvertently typed in the wrong web address. An example would be arifrance instead of airfrance.  Typosquatting is also referred to as URL hijacking, cybersquatting or brandjacking.
The registration of misspelled domain names is illegal. Sites like Wikapedia and Twtter have been shut down and fined $156,000 each. Mashable reported that sites like these “are popping up on the web to trick unsuspecting web users into clicking on fake ads that claim the user has won a prize. In the case of these two sites, to receive a prize, like an iPad, people were asked for their cellphone number. The site sent a text with a pin and more texts with survey questions. Each time a person responded to the survey questions via texts he or she was charged.”
Alexa reported that some of the web’s most popular sites were typosquatted. Scambusters.org lists some helpful tips to identify typosquatting. Some of the main uses for these sites include:
- Revenue Generating
- Transfer of Virus and/or Malware
- Phishing Scams
- Advertising Pay Per Click Scam
USA Today reported that, “most typosquatting domains lead to a bot network, used to steal passwords and obtain personal information such as financial or banking records. Bot networks aren’t obvious and can involve millions of computers.” According to TGdaily.com, it is a good idea to get into the habit of bookmarking your favorite sites to be sure that you are landing on the correct page. Sixty Four percent of the typosquatted sites are US-based.  Bendelman.org compiled a list of popular domains and their typosquatted sites to compare number of daily visitors. Click here for that report.
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Doctoral Dissertation: Proposal Approval Checklist
In the years I have spent as a doctoral chair, I have read many excellent proposals and final dissertations. Writing a dissertation takes a great deal of patience and time. Some students may become frustrated if he or she believes that the process takes longer than anticipated. To avoid a lengthy proposal approval process, the student should spend time going over some common mistakes. Although each school may have different requirements, the following checklist may be helpful to the doctoral learner prior to submitting his or her proposal for review.
Common Errors | Place X to Signify Compliance |
All Required Forms Are Included | |
Note That Data Will Be Saved 3 Years Then Destroyed | |
Paragraphs Must Contain At Least 3 Sentences | |
Any Defined Words Must Include A Citation | |
85% Of References Must Be Less Than 5 Years From Proposal Date | |
All Sections Are Listed In Proposal | |
References Are In APA Format | |
Submit to TurnItIn Or Plagiarism Checker | |
Submit To Editing Software Or Editor | |
Submit To Statistician If Necessary | |
Two Spaces Are Required After Periods | |
Design Is Carefully Described | |
Clarity – Person Reading Proposal Could Perform Study If Necessary | |
No Personal Opinions – All Conclusions Substantiated | |
The Word “Proposed” Is Listed Before Referring To Proposed Study | |
No Use Of The Wording “The Researcher” To Refer To Writer Of Proposal | |
No First Person References | |
No Fluff Words Including:Â However, In Addition, Therefore, Etc. | |
Proposal In Future Tense; Will Change To Past Tense After Study | |
What Others Have Written In Past Tense | |
Long Tables Should Be In Appendix | |
Long Citations Cannot Be On Two Separate Pages – Must Be On One | |
No Slang Is Included | |
Use Words “Which and That” Correctly | |
There Should Not Be Any Tracking Changes Left In Document | |
Headings Must Be In APA 6th Format | |
Chapter 1 Must Start On Page 1 | |
Proposal Author’s Name Must Be Listed And Current Month/Year | |
Watch Use Of The Word Randomly (Be Specific) | |
No Anthropomorphisms Should Be Used | |
Watch Implying Causal Relationship If None Exists | |
Do Not Make Predictions | |
Multiple Studies In Parentheses Require Names In Alphabetical Order | |
Avoid Vague Statements Like Something Was “Poor” | |
Articulate How Participants Were Selected | |
Articulate What Was Done To Reduce Researcher Bias | |
Do Not Use Vague Terminology Like “Others” | |
United States Is U.S. And Not US | |
1980s Should Be 1980s And Not 1980’s | |
Stick To One Subject Per Paragraph | |
Do Not Write In Contractions (Do Not Is Correct – Don’t Is Not) | |
Do Not Have Back to Back Charts With No Explanation | |
Use He or She Rather Than They To Define Subject | |
Be Sure All Chapters Include A Summary | |
Target Population And Sample Is Clearly Described | |
Hypotheses May Be Numbered And Supported By Narrative | |
Choice Of Method Is Clear And Substantive | |
Punctuation Should Be Inside Of Quotation Marks | |
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Is Completed | |
Checklist Should Be Provided To Doctoral Chair | |
Application Should State If Exempt and Why |
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