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This 4 page paper evaluates the situation where the NSA asked for telephone records and some carriers turned them over. Was that ethical? The question is examined in light of ethical theory.
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suggest that Verizon was not cooperative ("Second Phone Company," 2006). At the same time, whether or not Verizon favored the side of Qwest or Bellsouth and AT&T is moot. The
point is that there are two sides. Qwest refused to cooperate (Cauley, 2006). Other companies did cooperate. Hence, there are two camps: one group refuses to hand over the data
and the other gladly does so. In examining the situation using business ethics theories, which stance was right? Was Qwest right in denying the government access to the data as
they wanted to protect the rights of the consumer, or were the three larger firms correct in handing the information over to the government? Before going further into the situation,
it helps to define ethics. What are ethics exactly? In the realm of philosophy, ethics go to what is good or what is the right thing to do, and within
the Western tradition, there is something called moral philosophy ("Ethics," 2006). Within the realm of philosophy there is much attention to ethics and ides about right and wrong. For example,
there is something called the categorical imperative, where it is thought that moral rules must meet a litmus test. Clearly, there are a number of theories that may be used
in evaluating the situation at hand. II. Analysis When examining this case, one can use various tests of justification and suggest that either there were hard and fast
rules, and that the companies were complying with the law and it was the right thing to do, or one can approach it more idealistically. Qwest decided to take an
ethical stand. They did not agree with the legislation and what the government was doing. Also, there is a question as to whether or not the government stepped over the
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