Professional Practice and Ethics

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Professional Practice and Ethics

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Executive Summary
The aim of this report is to evaluate the Cambridge Analytica scandal to understand the key
professional practice and ethical issues raised in this case. This report relies on the doing
ethics technique to identify the facts of the case and evaluate potential ethical solutions.
This report also evaluates the principles imposed under the ACS Code of Ethics on ICT
Professionals and identify whether these principles are followed by Facebook and its ICT
professionals or not. Lastly, recommendations are made to assist the company in complying
with ethical principles.

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Table of Contents
Introduction...............................................................................................................................3
Background of the Case.............................................................................................................4
Doing Ethics Technique (DET)....................................................................................................4
ACS Code of Ethics......................................................................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
Recommendations.....................................................................................................................8
References..................................................................................................................................9