It is expected that pharmaceutical companies will be very interested in carrying out tests of new drugs in Iceland. This poses definite risks to the population in Iceland as it will be considered ideal for testing drugs and that poses health risks. The database is reported to impair the confidentiality between a doctor and a patient and in fact the majority of medical doctors in Iceland oppose that their records be transferred to the database. The entire database could be stolen and then exploited by unscrupulous researchers, commercial elements or even criminal elements with unforeseen consequences for the Icelandic population. Software engineers shall advance the integrity and reputation of the profession consistent with the public interest .
Similar clauses exist in most codes of ethics for professionals.
I for one am of the opinion that it is not.