Under the ACM Code, a developer discovers during testing that a deployed system is producing a risk of harm to users. No contract, policy or law requires them to report it. What does the Code say?

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The professional has an obligation to report signs of system risk that might result in harm.

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Reporting is discretionary, since no rule requires it.

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The obligation falls on the employer rather than on the individual professional.

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Reporting is required only if the developer caused the defect.

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