Do GPS devices constitute an invasion of employee privacy? Are there guidelines companies can develop for appropriate GPS use?Explain

Ethics Activity
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Using a web search tool, locate articles about this topic, and then write responses to the following questions.

Be sure to support your arguments and cite your sources.

Ethical Dilemma:

Do GPS devices constitute an invasion of employee privacy? Are there guidelines companies can develop for appropriate GPS use?

Sources:

Kevin Valine, “Modesto Disciplines Sewer Workers for Goofing Off,”The Modesto Bee, http://www.modbee.com, January 1, 2018; Kaveh Waddell, “Why Bosses Can Track Their Employees 24/7,”The Atlantic,https://www.theatlantic.com, January 6, 2017; Andrew Burger, “IDC: Mobile Workers Will Make Up Nearly 75 Percent of U.S. Workforce,” http://www.telecompetitor.com, June 23, 2015; David Kravets, “Worker Fired for Disabling GPS App That Tracked Her 24 Hours a Day,”Ars