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A clear privacy issue in this case is the handling of the reporting of fraud in the Personnel office. Personal information that was given in confidence was transmitted to the complainer's immediate supervisor, resulting in retaliation for the complaint. This is a dramatic compromise of privacy. The ethical issues here are handled in more detail in the section on power .

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