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Chapter 14, Problem 15CT
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Whether eliminating the candidate is legal? Ethical? And what lessons could be learned about posting private information online?
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With the increasing use of social media applications such a face book, Instagram, WhatsApp and other platforms by individuals there is a lot of things happening in social media which is beneficial and a threat at times. There is a trend where these so called "stories" on these platforms have led to individuals seriously sharing day to day activities about them. They tend to share almost everything that is happening in their personal life which is mostly available for anyone to access.
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