Question

During his lifetime, a famous pop star was rumored to have abused his children by repeatedly spanking them with a hard leather belt. In a recent TV interview, this celebrity’s accountant stated on a TV interview that she had "kept her mouth shut while Mr. Bigshot Superstar was alive, but now that he is dead, I want you to know that he confided in me on two occasions that he physically struck his children." Did this accountant violate her duty of confidentiality?

Answer 1

The accountant likely violated the duty of confidentiality by disclosing the pop star's alleged child abuse in a TV interview after his death. Such revelations breach ethical obligations and can have legal consequences.

The accountant's disclosure appears to violate the duty of confidentiality. Professional accountants are typically bound by strict ethical codes that require them to maintain client confidentiality, even after the client's death. The revelation of confidential information about the deceased pop star's alleged child abuse in a TV interview breaches the accountant's ethical obligation to keep such information confidential. This breach is especially apparent if the disclosure was not made to address illegal activities or potential harm but rather to share personal details about the client. Violating the duty of confidentiality could have ethical and legal consequences, as it undermines the trust and privacy expected in professional accountant-client relationships, regardless of the client's celebrity status or the nature of the disclosed information.

Answer 2

Answer:

Yes

Step-by-step explanation:

Privacy is termed the simple or basic right of humans to decide how much personal information that can be shared with others.

Confidentiality works/ capitalizes on the power of privacy that is, it come to play based on the right to privacy. It is simply your obligations as an individual not to disclose any information about a client, research, employee, etc. that is obtained during the course of a professional relationship without the persons permission. Confidentially existing even after the death of the client and the accountant has breach his/her contract when He/She could not keep mouth shut it is simply said to be that the duty of confidentiality applies to former clients even once they are dead.