What’s the difference between legal compliance and ethical practice?
Legal compliance sets minimum standards that avoid penalties. Ethical practice pursues what is right even when not legally required. Something can be legal but unethical, or ethical behavior can exceed legal requirements.
CAN-SPAM allows unsolicited email with opt out; ethical practice questions whether recipients actually want that mail. GDPR provides legal framework; ethical practice considers the spirit beyond the letter.
Relying solely on legal compliance risks reputation damage from practices that recipients find objectionable. Ethical standards provide better guidance for building trust than minimum legal requirements.
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