The Internet at Work

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This paper examines how computers and the Internet have undoubtedly changed the way that businesses and their employees communicate and how these tools have also created new ethical problems for the employer and employee who rely on them. It looks at the problems of the employee using the Internet for private use during work hours as well as other ethical problems this technology has caused.

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"It is hard to believe that just twenty-five years ago there were only fifty thousand computers worldwide. But in 1997, that number grew to an estimated one hundred and forty million computers. Today, there are more than one hundred twenty million people who have Internet access at home and at work. Experts have estimated that in 1997 alone there were about two trillion e-mail messages sent through the Internet. And, according to some industry experts, Internet traffic doubles ever one hundred days so it is clear to see that the Internet revolution has significantly impacted the workplace."

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