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Facebook Passwords, Privacy and the Lack of Legal Protection
Reports that some employers are asking job candidates to provide log on information for social media accounts have caused an outcry over perceived violations of privacy. But Wharton professor Janice Bellace warns that current and potential employees have almost no legal protection against such intrusions.
Posted in Business Ethics, Knowledge@Wharton Today, Law and Public Policy
Tagged employers, Facebook, Internet Privacy, passwords
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Apple Turnover
Apple’s stock has been on a rollercoaster for the past week — dropping a total of 9.9% over five days and then rebounding by 5.1% on Tuesday. What does the fluctuation say about Apple or the company’s investors?
For High-skilled Workers, the Visa Race Is On
At the current pace of applications, U.S. visa grants for skilled workers will soon exhaust the existing caps, experts say. What’s driving the rush?
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Unneeded Medical Tests: Is It Time to Just Say No?
Nine medical specialty boards have called for doctors to stop over-prescribing 45 medical tests that the groups say aren’t always necessary and only add to the enormous cost of health care.
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Tagged health insurance, Mark Duggan, Mark V. Pauly, MedicineMedicine
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After a Poor Outlook, Infosys Seeks Ways to Dump the Slump
As one of India’s most-watched companies, Infosys has been accustomed to under-promising and over-delivering. But with Friday’s disappointing earnings results, the firm must now determine how to execute a turnaround before things get worse.
Solving the ‘Last Mile’ Challenges of Social Enterprise
At the first Lipman Prize conference, three social impact organizations discussed the unique problems they face in trying to scale up and diversify their operations.
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Recycling ‘the New Trash of the Century’
High-tech garbage — broken computers, mobile phones, fax machines and so on — is a serious hazard. In Chile, a social enterprise named Recycla seems to have found a solution to this problem.
In Spain, Austerity Bites Too Deep
The reign in Spain of austerity policies is plainly failing. “Unfortunately, very few people are willing to say that,” says Wharton finance professor Franklin Allen. Expect Spain to consider defaulting on sovereign debt and leaving the eurozone.
