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wrinting exercise on applying and using exercising ethics in technologie
The technological advancement has helped the scientists, technocrats, healthcare professionals and pharmacists to explore frontiers of knowledge in their respective areas of expertise and enabled them to carry out path breaking inventions. These inventions and research outputs have found solution to many grappling issues through technology, but given rise to ethical dilemmas associated with the application of technologies.
One such ethical dilemma comes with GPS tracking and geolocaion technologies which involves involuntary trcking fo the location of an individul who carries such device with him / her. With increasing penetration of internet of things among the population, this has become a growing concern. The authorities' ability to monitor the movement of a citizen consistently is against the fourth amendment and their protection against unreasonable searches. This also enables the employers to monitor their employees' activities sometimes during off the job hours and record the search data for possible employee related decisions. This is against the principles of civil liberties of an individual.