Ethical are Major Internet Companies - Assignment

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Introduction
Ethics is the science of customs or habits of human beings or companies. It is the science of the
habitual conduct of men which results from the formation of will or character. Thus ethics means
the judgment of a person's conduct which generally is based on his or her character. In this paper,
I will be evaluating the different ethical issues surrounding the major internet companies namely
Google, Dell, Apple and Facebook.
What do People Think?
Survey question used: On a scale of 1 to 10, How ethical do you think each of the following
companies is?
The following results were collected from the survey created in SurveyMonkey with the link
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z9CWFYK
The following table summarizes the ethical score of the four companies.
Company Ethical Score
Google 10
Facebook 9
Dell 9
Apple 10

1. Google
Out of the 10 respondents who took part in the survey, all of them answered this question. The
average score for Google is 10 meaning that people believe Google to be completely ethical.
2. Facebook

Out of the 10 respondents who took part in the survey, all of them answered this question. The
average score for Facebook is 9 meaning that people believe Facebook to be ethical. This can be
attributed to the recent summoning of Facebook CEO to the US Congress where he was to
explain how the company is handling data for its users.
3. Dell
Out of the 10 respondents who took part in the survey, all of them answered this question. The
average score for Dell is 9 meaning that people believe Dell to be ethical.
4. Apple