Question

A bill has just been introduced in the Legislature, with wide bi-partisan support, that would create a database for creating a "network" of information by which to track non-documented workers and potential terrorists. The information that would be accessed includes information from driver’s licenses, and requests for government services. In addition, the legislation would require all manufacturers of software to embed a code in their product which would allow tracking of internet use as well as sales on the computer. No notice would be given to the consumer other than the general notice that the measure has become law.

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Be Attentive: Set the Context

1. Ethical Actor

   The first step is to identify the ethical actor. In a sentence identify the ethical actor for this problem.
   
   
   

2. Stakeholders

   The next step is to identify the stakeholders. List the other stakeholders for this problem.
   
   

3. Assumptions

   In two or three bullet points, identify any assumptions you are making about the problem.

Answer 1

Ans

Ethical Actors:

The members of the Legislature who would be voting on the bill are the ethical actors for this problem.

Stakeholders:

• Non-documented workers
• Law enforcement agencies including intelligence agencies
• general population
• Lagislative members

Assumptions:

1. The proposed law is only for non-documented workers and excludes documented workforce

2. The proposed law will not infringe on the privacy of general population who is working in documented workforce

3. The proposed law will not violate other laws that propect the privacy and freedom of genral population.