Rapidly growing personal and social use of Internet, impact personal privacy and presents ethical dilemmas, reports Keren Lehavot (2009). Lehavot (p. 131) differentiates between the legal concept of privacy and the lay person's notion threof. The ethical use of personal information posted on Internet is presented, namely if such information could be regarded public (or private). One view if that any disclosure via Internet may be regarded as public. This being the case, it may not be considered unreasonable for prospective workplace learning providers to explore a prospective interns' public disclosures and cocial network image.
Students needing to complete one or more stints of workplace learning as part of the curriculum of their qualification need to understand the potential consequences of Internet postings and the importance of privacy settings.
Lehavot, K. 2009. “MySpace” or Yours? The Ethical Dilemma of Graduate Students' Personal Lives on the Internet. Ethics & Behavior, 19:2, 129-14.
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