Assignment Task: Please read the case study entitled "The Equifax Data Breach" from the chapter 1 of the Business Ethics textbook. Based on what you have learned in this unit, answer the following questions:
Q1. Which elements of this case might involve issues of legal compliance? Which elements illustrate acting legally but not ethically? What would acting ethically and with personal integrity in this situation look like?
Q2. How do you think this breach will affect Equifax's position relative to those of its competitors? How might it affect the future success of the company?
Q3. Was it sufficient for Equifax to offer online privacy protection to those whose personal information was hacked? What else might it have done?