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Example/exempli gratia: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/two-foreign-shipping-companies-and-first-assistant-engineer-charged-offenses-related https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/two-foreign-shipping-co... A lot of us took an engineer oath upon graduation and there is a fiduciary relationship formed with the public in certain contexts -- outside the U.S. There are professional ethics regardless. In the U.S. with the lack of regulation the topic is a bit hit or miss https://www.natlawreview.com/article/court-holds-engineer-does-not-owe-fiduciary-duties-to-non-client https://www.natlawreview.com/article/court-holds-engineer-do... vs e.g. some states which regulate the/any engineering profession.