It’s common for professions to have codes of ethics. Particularly learned professions or those where high expertise is required. Think doctors, lawyers, engineers. But one specialized field noticeably does not have a code of ethics: The privacy profession. There’ve been clamors here and there for a professionalized code, and the "Pokemon Go" phenomenon renewed some of those calls recently. But it’s never gotten up off the ground. Part of the reason for that, insiders say, is the field’s diversity. How could one single code possibly apply to a field comprising technologists, engineers, lawyers, chief privacy officers, and so many more? But those same insiders also say, while it would be a significant task to take on, a code may be well worth it, given the sensitivity of the work privacy pros do every day and the very important data they protect.
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