As the use of the Internet grows around the world, related practices and laws are evolving. One important issue is opt-in versus opt-out. In general, European websites have opt-in policies while U.S. websites have opt-out policies. Opt-in means customers must ask to be involved in data collection and marketing while opt-out companies automatically include customers in data collection unless the customer specifically asks not to be included. Europeans believe it is unethical to invade someone's privacy. Americans are not nearly as protective of their right to privacy. What ethical factor is illustrated by this example?
A)industry practices
B)social legislation
C)societal culture and norms
D)changes it international law
E)organizational culture and expectations

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The example illustrates how societal culture and norms influence ethical decisions and practices. European culture places a higher value on privacy and therefore favors opt-in policies while American culture is more lenient towards privacy invasion and hence prefers opt-out policies.

As the Use of the Internet Grows Around the World