Case Study Of Mr. Edward Joseph Snowden
Introduction
Mr. Edward Joseph Snowden was a former employee of Booz Allen Hamilton which is a contractor of National Security Agency (NSA) of the United States (US). In May 2013, Mr. Snowden came to Hong Kong and leaked information to a British newspaper The Guardian. Leaked information revealed mass surveillance programmes operation by the US Governments. Surveillance programmes include extensive interception of data of telecommunication, Internet, and other sources by sophisticated technologies and systems. Criminals or suspects in the US were closely monitored by such surveillance programmes while daily lives of the general public were also under massive surveillance. It was revealed that even international organizations, governments of other …show more content…
As the Guardian reported the secret leaked by Snowden. The Guardian knows that it would be famous if they report this news. According to Vaughn (2013), there are two types of doctrine, act-egoism and rule-egoism. Act-egoism means people must apply the egoistic principle to individual act. In this case, report this news is preferable to not report it. As it can promote better interest to the Guardian. The Guardian could gain popularity, and increase sales volume. Based on ethical egoism, the right action is the one that advances one’s own best interests. The Guardian’s interest had been advanced, thus report Snowden’s case is right action. The consequent is good on egoism theory.
Moral Conclusion
All in all, Snowden is wrong as consequential approach, deontological approach and virtue approach. Since his intention is bad on Kant’s theory and utilitarianism theory. Also, his consequent on utilitarianism theory and virtue theory is bad. The Guardian is good as consequential approach. As it had good intention on utilitarianism theory, and good consequent on egoism theory. At last, the government is wrong as he had bad intention on Kant’s theory and bad consequent on utilitarianism
Mr. Edward Joseph Snowden was a former employee of Booz Allen Hamilton which is a contractor of National Security Agency (NSA) of the United States (US). In May 2013, Mr. Snowden came to Hong Kong and leaked information to a British newspaper The Guardian. Leaked information revealed mass surveillance programmes operation by the US Governments. Surveillance programmes include extensive interception of data of telecommunication, Internet, and other sources by sophisticated technologies and systems. Criminals or suspects in the US were closely monitored by such surveillance programmes while daily lives of the general public were also under massive surveillance. It was revealed that even international organizations, governments of other …show more content…
As the Guardian reported the secret leaked by Snowden. The Guardian knows that it would be famous if they report this news. According to Vaughn (2013), there are two types of doctrine, act-egoism and rule-egoism. Act-egoism means people must apply the egoistic principle to individual act. In this case, report this news is preferable to not report it. As it can promote better interest to the Guardian. The Guardian could gain popularity, and increase sales volume. Based on ethical egoism, the right action is the one that advances one’s own best interests. The Guardian’s interest had been advanced, thus report Snowden’s case is right action. The consequent is good on egoism theory.
Moral Conclusion
All in all, Snowden is wrong as consequential approach, deontological approach and virtue approach. Since his intention is bad on Kant’s theory and utilitarianism theory. Also, his consequent on utilitarianism theory and virtue theory is bad. The Guardian is good as consequential approach. As it had good intention on utilitarianism theory, and good consequent on egoism theory. At last, the government is wrong as he had bad intention on Kant’s theory and bad consequent on utilitarianism