Engineer A Privacy vs Deception Tension State
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/146#Engineer_A_Privacy_vs_Deception_Tension_State
Properties
Instance of
PrivacyRightvs.MaterialOmissionTensionState
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#PrivacyRightvs.MaterialOmissionTensionState
Active period
Activated upon Engineer A's reflection on the NSPE Code language following the conference; ongoing
Affected parties
Current employer
Engineer A
NSPE Code of Ethics
Confidence
0.87
Importance
high
Subject
Engineer A's tension between his right to medical privacy regarding autism and the NSPE Code duty to avoid deceptive acts
Terminated by
Resolution of disclosure decision or authoritative ethical guidance
Triggering event
Engineer A's deliberate consideration of NSPE Code language on 'deceptive acts' in relation to his non-disclosure of autism
Urgency level
medium
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A considered the language in the NSPE Code of Ethics, which requires engineers to 'avoid deceptive acts'
Text references
Engineer A considered the language in the NSPE Code of Ethics, which requires engineers to 'avoid deceptive acts'
Engineer A would like to be open about his autism, but because Engineer A obtained his employment without disclosing his autism, Engineer A is concerned that doing so might place his career in jeopardy
TTL
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case146:Engineer_A_Privacy_vs_Deception_Tension_State a proeth:PrivacyRightvs.MaterialOmissionTensionState,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Privacy vs Deception Tension State" ;
proeth:activeperiod "Activated upon Engineer A's reflection on the NSPE Code language following the conference; ongoing" ;
proeth:affectedparties "Current employer",
"Engineer A",
"NSPE Code of Ethics" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "State" ;
proeth:confidence "0.87" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "146" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T07:38:08.947771+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "146" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T07:38:08.947771+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A considered the language in the NSPE Code of Ethics, which requires engineers to 'avoid deceptive acts'" ;
proeth:stateclass "Privacy Right vs. Material Omission Tension State" ;
proeth:subject "Engineer A's tension between his right to medical privacy regarding autism and the NSPE Code duty to avoid deceptive acts" ;
proeth:terminatedby "Resolution of disclosure decision or authoritative ethical guidance" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A considered the language in the NSPE Code of Ethics, which requires engineers to 'avoid deceptive acts'",
"Engineer A would like to be open about his autism, but because Engineer A obtained his employment without disclosing his autism, Engineer A is concerned that doing so might place his career in jeopardy" ;
proeth:triggeringevent "Engineer A's deliberate consideration of NSPE Code language on 'deceptive acts' in relation to his non-disclosure of autism" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "medium" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 146 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T12:23:29.915998"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 146 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
146
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-27T07:38:08.947771+00:00
First case
146
Generated
2026-02-27T07:38:08.947771+00:00
Attributed to
Case 146 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T12:23:29.915998
Generated by
ProEthica Case 146 Extraction