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National Security Agency (NSA) - Case Study

   

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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND PRACTICENATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY CASE STUDYASSIGNMENT TASK 2PREPARED BY
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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY CASE STUDYEXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis essay discusses the Ethical and Professional Practice principles that arise in thecase study and how they have been violated. For so long Ethics and Professional Practice hasbecome part of the labor sector in so many countries all over the world including the UnitedStates of America. Ethics have played an important role in providing a guideline of thestandards that various professionals have to observe. The essay looks at the case from theethical point of view and does an analysis based on Doing Ethics Technique. The report isalso an analysis of the situation from the point of view of an ICT Professional using the ACSCode of Ethics. The report looks into detail the situation in the case study and how it relatesto the ethics and professional practice principles we studied in class. The report outlines theexpected professional standards the Edward Snowden was expected to observe as a law-abiding citizen and also as an employee of Booz, Allen Hamilton was working for theNational Security Agency. This essay tries to explain why people may have divided opinionsover Snowden's actions, others seeing him as a whistle-blower while others see him as atraitor. The ethical analysis of his actions in this report will try and explain the ethicalstandards expected of him as a professional.ICT710Page 1
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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY CASE STUDYTable of ContentsEXECUTIVE SUMMARY...................................................................................................................1LIST OF ABBREVIATION AND ASSUMPTIONS MADE...............................................................31.INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................42.ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION USING THE DOING ETHICS TECHNIQUE.....................52.1 Hints and Tips..............................................................................................................................52.2 What’s going on?.........................................................................................................................52.3 What are the facts?......................................................................................................................52.4 What are the issues?....................................................................................................................62.5 Who is affected?..........................................................................................................................72.6 What are the ethical issues and implications?..............................................................................82.7 What can be done about it?..........................................................................................................82.8 What are the options?..................................................................................................................82.9 Which option is the best- and why?.............................................................................................93.ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION FROM AN ICT PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE USING ASC CODE OF ETHICS......................................................................................................................93.1 Primacy of Public Interest............................................................................................................93.2 The Enhancement of Quality of Life...........................................................................................93.3 Honesty........................................................................................................................................93.4 Competence...............................................................................................................................103.5 Professional Development.........................................................................................................103.6 Professionalism..........................................................................................................................104.CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................105.REFERENCE..............................................................................................................................10ICT710Page 2
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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY CASE STUDYLIST OF ABBREVIATION AND ASSUMPTIONS MADEASC –Australia Computer SocietyIT- Information TechnologyICT- Information and Communication TechnologyNSA- National Security AgencyIn this analysis report, we assume that Edward Snowden was a member of ASC and thereforehe was obliged to demonstrate the attributes of ASC Codes of professional conduct as well asobserve professional ethics.ICT710Page 3
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