If Numbers from the State-Run China National Network Information Center

question 92

Multiple Choice

If numbers from the state-run China National Network Information Center (CNNIC) are correct, China has more than 17 million Internet users as of June 2000. The Chinese government is filtering, tracing, and monitoring everything Chinese users do online as it looks for dissidents. Yahoo!, a U.S. Internet service provider, excludes correspondence related to human rights, democracy, or Tibetan freedom transmission to and from China so it will not lose its ability to operate in China. By self-regulating communication to and from China, Yahoo! is acting:

• A)unethically and illegally.
• B)ethically but illegally.
• C)ethically and legally.
• D)unethically but legally.

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Definitions:

Unauthorized Downloading

The act of obtaining digital content such as music, movies, or software without permission from the copyright holder, usually in violation of copyright laws.

Social Responsibility

The ethical framework that suggests an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large.

Utilitarianism

An ethical theory that states that the best action is the one that maximizes utility, typically defined as that which produces the greatest well-being of the greatest number of people.

Moral Philosophy

The study of values and principles that guide decisions about what is right and wrong, often focusing on questions of justice, rights, and ethics.