David Canton writes: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission recently proposed new guidelines pertaining to transparency in blogging. Under the guidelines, bloggers who make an endorsement would have to disclose any material connections they share with the seller of the product or service. This would mean that any freebie a blogger receives would have to be…
Tag: ethics
In Congress, a call to review internal cybersecurity policies
Ellen Nakashima and Carol D. Leonnig report: House leaders on Friday called for an “immediate and comprehensive assessment” of congressional cybersecurity policies, a day after an embarrassing data breach that led to the disclosure of details of confidential ethics investigations. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said they had asked…
Personal spy gear: Is it ethical? Is it legal?
… while it’s easy to find and buy surveillance devices, is it legal and/or ethical to use them? Is it okay if you use them to watch over strangers? Is it reasonable to use them to watch and hear family members and loved ones? The answers can sometimes be murky. “There are definitely legalities to…
Andrews breach puts media decisions in spotlight
The secretly taped video of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews in her hotel room is an example of media at its most viral — although online for months, it didn’t catch fire until last week when it became Google’s most-searched subject and put the Bristol-based sports network at the center of the story. […] The New…