When Google analyzes internet user privacy policies across different nations, it engages in the forecasting aspect of environmental analysis. True or False?
Computers and Technology · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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False
When Google studies the internet user privacy policies of various nations, it is not engaged in the forecasting component but rather in the monitoring and evaluation component of the environmental analysis process. Environmental scanning involves several key components such as monitoring, research, and forecasting. Monitoring entails keeping track of current events, trends, and scenarios as they develop. Research is the in-depth study of specific issues or trends to understand their nuances, and forecasting is the process of making predictions about future trends based on current data and analysis. Google analyzing privacy policies would be gathering information to understand the current legal and regulatory environment that affects its operations.