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Privacy and Security An Ethics Code for U.S. Intelligence Officers
| Title | Privacy and Security An Ethics Code for U.S. Intelligence Officers |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Snow, Brian, and Brooks Clinton |
| Journal | Communications of the ACM |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pagination | 30-32 |
| Type of Article | Article |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISSN Number | 00010782 |
| Accession Number | 43479957 |
| Keywords | codes , COMPUTER science , Criminal Justice , ethical , INTELLIGENCE , Organizational , Privacy and Surveillance , United |
| Abstract | The article presents information on the development of a proposed ethics code for United States Intelligence Officers. It is noted that intelligence work is necessarily conducted in secret, and can involve unusual ethical problems. The argument is made that a set of clearly formulated ethical guidelines specific to such work could be helpful in preventing clandestine abuses of power, by fostering an agency culture based on ethical norms of accountability and legitimacy. A draft code is included, and the process of creating it, which involved career intelligence officers meeting in committee, is described. INSET: Draft: U.S. Intelligence Community "Mission Ethics" Projects. |
| Notes | Snow, Brian; Brooks, Clinton; Issue Info: Aug2009, Vol. 52 Issue 8, p30; Thesaurus Term: ORGANIZATIONAL accountability; Thesaurus Term: ORGANIZATIONAL legitimacy; Thesaurus Term: ORGANIZATIONAL goals; Subject Term: CODES of ethics; Subject Term: INTELLIGENCE service; Subject Term: ETHICAL problems; Subject: UNITED States; Number of Pages: 3p; Illustrations: 1 Color Photograph; Document Type: Article |
| DOI | 10.1145/1536616.1536630 |
| Short Title | Privacy and Security An Ethics Code for U.S. Intelligence Officers |
