&gt; I was a scientific adviser to $LAWYER, and my job was strictly to help him, his client, and only them understand things better.<p>Looks more like you&#x27;re wearing an accountant or auditor hat than a scientist hat on this one.<p>&gt;is there some moral principle that all scientists should disclose everything and you can&#x27;t hire them for confidential work?<p>Yes. The search for scientific truth shouldn&#x27;t be a narrative for the people who pay for it.<p>&gt;I was a scientific adviser to $LAWYER, and my job was strictly to help him, his client, and only them understand things better.<p>And when it comes down to it, the client and their representatives (you, $LAWYER, etc) have or will have certain obligations to truth under the law; you might be muzzled but it&#x27;s more of a reassignment of responsibility to somebody else.