Famous Whistle-Blowers
Swedish telecoms operator Telia developed its own internal whistleblowing reporting system, the Speak-Up line, in 2014. Within a year, the system received 92 reports of “suspected incidents of conflict of interest, corruption, embezzlement, procurement fraud and HR matters.”
Who Famously Blew the whistle on Teila?
Michaela Ahlberg, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
What Code do these rules come from?
§Accept Responsibility In Making Engineering Decisions Consistent With The Safety Health And Welfare Of The Public
§Avoid Real Or Perceived Conflict Of Interest Wherever Possible
§Be Honest
§Reject Bribery In All Its Forms
who is IEEE Institute of electrical and electronics engineers computer society (IEEE-CS)
Who leaked documents from his employer that helped expose around 340 businesses who were avoiding tax by creating complex financial structures and obtaining tax rulings that allowed the use of these structures within Luxembourg. They then channelled billions of Euros through the Grand Duchy with some organisations paying less than 1% tax on their profits.
This person downloaded the evidence and passed it on to a French journalist, Edouard Perrin, who reported on the leaks on TV.
Antoine Deltour
What code are the following from?
§Contribute To Society In Human Well-being
§Avoid Harm To Others
§Be Honest And Trustworthy
Be Fair And Take Action Not To Discriminate
who is association for computing machinery (ACM)
Who went public with accusations about procurement fraud. She reported being pressured into avoiding proper public procurement procedures in her role organizing events to mark Slovakia’s EU presidency.
Alleging that she was told to work with an agency linked to the ruling Smer party. In addition, she told reporters that the government overstated the actual cost of a concert held to mark the start of the
Zuzana Hlávková
What does the ACM consider this to be apart of?
§Strive To Achieve The Highest Quality In Work
§Acquire And Maintain Professional Competence
Professional Responsibilities
Who uncovered a €200 billion money-laundering scheme running through Danske Bank’s branch in Tallinn, Estonia between 2007 and 2015. It involved payments made through the branch from non-residents accounts based in Russia, Cyprus and the UK. Many of the transfers were made by shell companies and then went out again to recipients in more than 150 different countries.
Howard Wilkinson
What code has the follow statements:
§Public: software engineer shall at consistently with the public interest.
§Client and employer: software engineers shall act in a manner that is in the best interest of their client and employer, consistent with the public interest.
§ Product: software engineer shall ensure that their products and related modifications meet the highest professional standards possible
what is the Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice (SECEPP)
Who was an Enron executive who tried to warn Chief Executive Officer Ken Lay the company's books were being manipulated. Watkins said her concerns were initially dismissed.
Sherron Watkins
What model is the following?
•1.The policy will do serious and considerable harm to the public sale
•2. The employees have reported the serious threat to their immediate supervisor
•MORALLY OBLIGATED TO WHISTLE-BLOW
•Morally Permissible to Whistle Blow
3. The employee has exhausted the internal procedures and possibilities within the organization
•4. The employee has accessible documented evidence that we convince a reasonable impartial observer that one view of the situation is correct
•5. The employees have good reasons to believe that by going public the necessary changes will be brought about
What is the model for evaluating Whistle-blowing