In Class Exercise 1

This assignment is worth 25 points.

CSCI 480 In Class Exercise.

You work for a company that develops security products. You helped write software for a car door lock that operates by matching the driver's thumbprint. The manager for that project is no longer at the company. A local power station wants your company to develop a thumbprint-operated lock for secure areas of the power station. Your boss says to use the software from the car locks.

Based upon our discussions this semester, please address the following:

  1. Does this situation present any ethical/social issues? Please clearly define/identify these issues.
  2. Select one issue from part 1.
    1. State at least two choices you could make with respect to this issue.
    2. Briefly state factors involved when evaluating how you should respond to this issue.
    3. If you were in this situation, how would you decide what actions you will take relating to this issue.
  3. Select a choice from item 2.1.
    1. State which choice you decide to take.
    2. Justify your choice.
    Please type your response to the questions and post the document to your section of the course wiki.