There is a fine line between just enough information and too much information. Score Assured, a British startup, crosses that line so far that the line is no longer visible. Tenant Assured, a software created by Score Assured, gives landlords the power access to prospective tenants social media accounts by sending them a link to the software. When a tenant "opts in", the software goes through all their social media accounts from public posts to private chats and scans through them to compile a report about the tentant that would help predict whether they would make a good tenant or not. Whether this practice ethical or not is the question that needs to be addressed. I would argue from a deontological perspective that it is indeed unethical not only because of its social effects but because it does not take into account the startup's duties to not discriminate and protect people's privacy. …show more content…
According to CNET and Washington Post, score assured scrapes for keywords such as "loan" and "pregnant". It also gives information on your supposed personality, your activity time on social media, your age, "financial stress", crime, social proximity, and more. By accessing your social media accounts, Tenant Assured basically has access to all of ones personl identifying information. However, deciding on whether one makes a good informant based on information that are not accurate or as pertinant such as pregnancy and age is social bias and discrimination. While the US has laws against this kind of discrimination according to the Verge, the UK apparently does not, an example of a policy vacuum of which this software is taking advantage. This is deontologically unethical because the creators of Tenant Assured have a duty to not discriminate against other people. Yet in creating this software they are morally in the
We represent Thompson Laurie DiNoto, the Tenant, under that certain Residential Lease dated July 3, 2017. You are hereby notified that Mr. and Mrs. DiNoto rescinded the above-referenced Residential Lease under the terms of which they took occupancy of Lily Unit #127. This rescission is made on the ground that (1) the Premises are not in a tenantable condition; (2) the monthly rent charge of $7500 was substantially in excess of the advertised rate of $6,000 per month in violation of Business and Professions Code sections 17200 and 17500, as well as section 43(A) of The Lanham Act; (3) the Residential Lease is unlawful in that it omits required disclosures under federal and state law.
Does this mean that even I’m no longer physically leaving at the unit from November 2 until November 5, DAC still going to issue the invoice for the pro-rata rental?
During the landlord meeting we discussed how to improve customer service and John F. and Alvin developed a short curriculum for role playing. Nancy and I discussed including HCEC admins and reception staff along with RA staff to be trained in customer service. Diana Brooks is no longer on the table due to cost and the minimum number of participants would have to be 15 - 18. I shared my MI/Customer Service PP with Nancy and I didn't know if you wanted to review it with the group.
Simply put, if the Landlord's intension was "one-time deal only," such language would well scribed in the signed Amendment.
I believe that traditionally Texas law favored the landlord because they could draw up any lease agreement and have it enforced. The Landlord and Tenant Act governs the rental of commercial and residential property. This law definitely favors the tenant because it equalizes the bargaining positions of the tenants and landlord. The responsibilities of the landlord are now laid out in the lease agreement when they were not in the past. Landlords cannot charge late fees unless they are outlined in the lease agreement. The law makes it expensive and difficult to recoup money for past due rent and property damages.
When you were running for mayor you said that you will stand for the 99%, being true to your word you are trying to pass laws to help that 99%. More especially passing the Rent Regulation Laws of 2015 which will save hundreds of renters, but only solve the issue for the next four years. Also inclusionary zoning, where you give Developers tax breaks for just 20% of their apartments to be affordable rent. But who is it affordable for? The average household income in New York City where the rent is changing the most don’t make enough for the new affordable rent which is about 2700 a month. Also these solutions just solve the question of the limited stabilized rent and not the issue of stopping the removal of the population that was already there nor the gap between the rich and the poor.
With the idea of humans as autonomous beings with dignity, philosopher Immanuel Kant would agree that all moral agents should value privacy and individuality for themselves and others. When social media companies take sensitive and personal information to gain profit, it would be treating people as merely a means to an end. Without authority of consent, it would infringe on a person’s privacy and would not treat the person with the respect one deserves as a rational human being. To treat social network users with respect means they should be treated as people as ends in themselves and not as bits and pieces of information to be used. Furthermore, the categorical imperative would say that it is immoral to intrude into another person’s private life on social media without permission or in secret. Because Kant insists that the morality of a maxim depends on whether we can allow it to be a universal law,
If you live in a rental home or apartment, you are going to want to obtain renter's insurance that protects your belongings. Residents of Salt Lake City UT should know their options and figure out exactly how much coverage they need.
This paper serves as a reflection of the recent revisions done with Apartment Living Agreement, or ALA. On October 8, 2015, while the RA’s were taking rounds, they tracked the scent of marijuana to the Cowell building 3 apartments. The RA’s visited our apartment and notified us of the smell, to which we agreed and were therefore written up. After several meetings, we as an apartment had to discuss and agree upon new rules and regulations that were accepted by all the residents of the apartment. This review took place early November, and since then, we tested and observed the events that took place in our apartment, and the following review is based upon this lengthy observation, and the new ALA form.
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Private information that was previously segregated now becomes easily accessible to employers, colleagues, recruiters, and clients, among other perhaps unintended audiences” (Abril, 2012, para. 4). Yes, most social media sites attain privacy settings but one must always remember there are hiccups in everything on the internet and no guarantees leaks will not occur.
Privacy is one thing employers are violating on social media. When potentially hiring a new employee and picking one, the ones that do not get hired are discriminated against purely because they were not chosen. It is alright to check legal records to make sure the person you are hiring does not have a criminal record and that they are legally in the country. That is good practice for anyone especially an employer looking to hire. There is no need for potential employers to check potential candidates Facebooks, blogs or any other social media site because it is not necessarily information the employer needs to know or wants to. If the employer wants to know something about a candidate they should ask them
Even though the practice of using social media to vet candidates is relatively new, there are standards already established for this process. Employers who are hesitant to use social media typically cite fear of allegations of discriminatory hiring practices. To protect themselves against legal ramifications of unfair hiring processes, employers should always consult with an employment attorney to develop policies for gathering and use of internet-based information (“The Facebook Background Check.”) An employment attorney can help
People are increasingly sharing their lives online through social networking sites with little concern for who may be viewing their information. This has become an issue in current times and is up for debate based on the ethical issues associated with Social Media. People don’t realize joining a social network is like joining a community. As any community in real life, your business has a place in the community but should not invade one’s privacy. Social networking is one of the most popular methods apart from forum marketing that is available to Internet users today. Places like MySpace and Facebook among others have gone from just social interaction spaces to a part time marketing program as
My second reason for why I believe job employers should have the right to look at social media accounts of potential employees is because it allows the employer to find out if the candidate presents a positive professional image and good communicative skills. If an employers chooses to look at someone who bullies others on social media it could show that that applicant has a poor character. If they look at someone who is illiterate or inappropriate with images or words that could show a potential problem with maturity. If an employer looks at someone who has positive feedback from peers and shows an active involvement in the community, it could show the employer that the candidate has the ability to help the company grow.