Like I thought, she did nothing wrong with telling everyone how much was invested by someone, she shouldn't have used the sarcastic tone though and start drama in public.
oh, the ridicule was certainly wrong and unprofessional. had aura been a representitive of my company, I would have insisted she apologize and not in the sarcastic way that she did. that apology of her's would have earned her an instant dismissal.
the owner of a company is responsible for the actions of their employees. the behaviour of the employees reflect upon management. this is why companies have ethics policies.
as for intially doing something wrong, yes, it was wrong. in many countries, the top shareholders of a company (those owning say more than 10%) are required, by law, to be disclosed. there is a reason for that and it does not apply in this case. you cannot go to the exchange or a broker and ask to see who owns what stock and in what amounts. only the governemnt can do that and only for taxation purposes. any exchange which started releasing this information would immediately be under a barrage of criticism - much like what's happening now.
it doesn't matter that the money involved is trivial - it's an issue of trust. you see, anshe is flogging her fake, unsecured stocks and asking people to
trust her and
give her
real money saying let's all play a little game. if her organisation is so flippant with little things like this then perhaps they are unethical with big things as well. you see how this trust thing works?
anshe's justification of this event is a joke. if any real company responded to a privacy issue in this manner the investment community would shun them. the last paragrah is particularly amusing as it's pretty much a guarantee to send in the people's liberation army to quell any discontent.
