“Real ID, Real Debate” Alice Lipowicz May 25, 2007 Colin Griffin Article Analysis:

Summary 2005 Real ID Act Requires collection and electronic storage of personal information Recommended by 9/11 Commission Debate over feasibility, advantages vs. disadvantages Security questions like the debate of electronic voting machines

Ethical Decision-Making Process 1) Ethical Issues: Security, Misuse, Cost 2)Interested Parties/Outcomes: – The people: A secure and easy to use ID – The Government: Electronic records system. Difficult to forge. National ID system 3) 3 possible solutions – A) Keep current ID system (do nothing) – B) Go fully digital – C) Interlink current state systems and add digital ID feature

Ethical Decision-Making Process 4) Permission and means – A) I would permit everyone to use the compromise solution – B) Treats people as an ends. Results in little change in current policy 5) Natural/Balanced – A) In accordance with what is natural – B) Balanced approach 6) Majority Agreement / Greatest Good – A) Majority but not complete agreement – B) Most good for greatest number of people

Ethical Decision-Making Process 7) Conscience, Autonomous – A) No personal loss or gain – B) Mostly autonomous. Does not effect me exclusively 8) Most Influential Philosophy – Pragmatism – Most good for most people

Joint Code of Ethics I have a question in the about this Code Effected: – Public – Product – Judgement – Management – Self