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The notion of individual privacy is a core belief of the American consciousness.1 People demand that their privacy be respected, although, it will be argued, they do so without a very good understanding of what they are asking for.
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Cortes, A.H. (2004). Consumers v. E-Business: Who Should Pay? An Ethical Discourse on the Right to Privacy. In: Koslowski, P., Hubig, C., Fischer, P. (eds) Business Ethics and the Electronic Economy. Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-06189-3_10
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