DP6
Individual
4ae7a8a5
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/171#DP6
Properties
Parent
Decision Point Id
DP6
Decision Question
Should Engineer A limit client solicitation to contacts made without leveraging insider knowledge of Engineer B's client project needs and vulnerabilities, or may Engineer A use all employment-acquired client intelligence to identify and target solicitation efforts?
Focus
Engineer A's Specialized Knowledge Constraint on Client Solicitation: Whether Engineer A's use of insider knowledge about Engineer B's client roster, project needs, and relationship dynamics — acquired exclusively through employment — to identify and target specific clients for solicitation constitutes an independent ethical violation under Section III.4.a beyond the mere timing of the solicitation.
Option1
Limit client outreach to contacts identifiable through publicly available sources — directories, prior public project records, professional networks — without leveraging insider knowledge of specific project needs, budgets, or decision-making vulnerabilities acquired through employment with Engineer B.
Option2
Deploy full knowledge of Engineer B's client roster, project pipelines, and relationship dynamics to craft targeted solicitations, reasoning that this knowledge is inseparable from Engineer A's general professional experience and that no consent requirement applies absent a written confidentiality agreement.
Option3
Inform Engineer B of the intent to use employment-acquired client knowledge in solicitation efforts and seek Engineer B's acknowledgment before making client contact, satisfying the disclosure component of Section III.4.a while preserving Engineer A's ability to compete using professional knowledge developed during employment.
Role Label
Engineer A
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Individual
Content Hash
4ae7a8a5abfe11b5...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
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2026-03-02T15:07:59.159956
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ProEthica Case 171 Extraction