Suppose you have established a novelty t-shirt company. Since most of your business is done by mail
Question:
Suppose you have established a novelty t-shirt company. Since most of your business is done by mail order, you have the names and addresses of hundreds of customers to whom you occasionally send catalogues. You were recently approached by the owner of a novelty jewelry company who offered to buy your mailing list for a substantial amount of money. Though your business is successful, it is still very new and the money could help it grow in crucial ways. Will you sell the list? Explain the ethical issues involved in your choice. What are the criteria for determining whether this breach of privacy is permissible and under what circumstances might you meet those criteria? If you were one of the customers, would you mind if your information was sold? Do you think this kind of information sharing ultimately helps or hurts the market? Defend your view.