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Whistleblowing Computer Professional Edward Joseph Snowden is an American computer professional, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee, and former contractor for the United States government who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) to The Guardian and The Washington Post in June 2013. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs many run by the NSA (including the PRISM surveillance program) and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments. Questions: a. Did the computer professional fulfill his ethical obligation by informing the news agencies? b. If you were that computer professional, how would you respond to this situation? Explain your answer using the Code of Ethics provided below Relevant Code of Ethics: I. "Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public in the performance of their professional duties." 2. "Engineers shall at all times recognize that their primary obligation is to protect the safety, health, property and welfare of the public. If their professional judgment is overruled under circumstances where the safety, health, property or welfare of the public are endangered, they shall notify their employer or client and such other authority as may be appropriate 3. "Engineers shall act in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees." 4 "Engineers shall not complete, sign, or seal plans andor specifications that are not of a design safe to the public health and welfare and in conformity with accepted engineering standards. If the client or employer insists on such unprofessional conduct, they shall notify the proper authorities and withdraw from further service on the project