Edward Snowden and Ethics

Edward Snowden and Ethics
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TOPIC: Using the ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, discuss the dilemma faced by Edward Snowden when he discovered the NSA’s surveillance of US citizens. What were some of the conflicts of duty that Snowden confronted? How do you think he should have resolved them – i.e. did he do the right thing? If so, why? If not, why not – and what should he have done?

SOURCES: “United States of Secrets Part 2? http://video.pbs.org/video/2365251169/

ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct: http://www.acm.org/about/code-of-ethics