Ethics and Privacy Concerns - ch 9
Which of the following laws allows law enforcement to obtain information about online and offline communications related to terrorist activities without a warrant?
The USA PATRIOT Act/USA Freedom Act
In 1998, the Child Online Protection Act was sponsored by both Democrats and Republicans, passed by both houses of Congress, and signed into law by President Clinton. Why can't an offender be punished today for violating this law?
The law was later found unconstitutional for violating the First Amendment (freedom of speech).
In 2013 the U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution affirming that the rights held by people offline must also be protected online, calling for its member nations to respect the right to privacy in digital communication. Which of the following statements applies to the real-life impact of this resolution?
This sounds good, but users should be aware that digital privacy is not honored by many on the Internet.
Jenaliah needs to create a password to access her credit card's online payment system. Which of the following passwords is the most secure?
Yh30!nP#RJ?
Which situation involves a computer ethics violation that you should report to your employer?
You pass a coworker's computer screen and see him surfing through child pornography.
In terms of the Internet, a cookie is
a small text file stored on a user's hard disk.
Which of the following is an example of direct inquiry?
asking a customer to fill out a survey after calling customer service
What does the Wiretap Act aim to protect against?
interception of calls and messages without a warrant
Deepfake technology raises questions about the ethics of
modifying images or video by replacing one person's likeness with another's.
A checkbox may ask if you want to receive news and updates or participate in surveys from the site. When creating or browsing websites, this checkbox is referred to as an
opt-in and opt-out.
Which dimension of ethical concerns would examine the issue of how playing video games relates to or influences childhood obesity?
quality of life
A company regularly honors its employee-of-the-month with a congratulatory post on its social media pages. Which standards should the company establish and enforce to best protect the privacy rights of these employees?
rules of conduct for how social media followers and visitors respond to the posts
Where are session cookies stored?
temporary memory
Which 1986 law makes it illegal to intercept calls or messages without a warrant?
the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Which principle of ethical conduct calls for allocating rewards equitably according to individuals' productivity?
the Principle of Distributive Justice
Cookies that are created by a website other than the one you are currently visiting and are used to track your surfing habits are known as ________ cookies.
third-party
The U.S. Constitution specifically protects freedom of speech from government censorship through the
First Amendment.
A company wants to begin monitoring the Internet usage of its office employees to ensure that their working hours are spent productively. What is the least that the company should do to respect its employees' rights to information privacy?
Inform employees of the monitoring and obtain their consent.
What is predicting the impact of a hurricane that is predicted to make landfall in New Orleans on a trucking route that goes from Houston, TX to Miami, FL an example of?
big data
A hiring manager wants to check job applicants' posts on social media before deciding whom to hire, to ensure the person will represent the company with professionalism and maturity. Which dimension of ethical behavior in the digital age does this situation represent?
information privacy rights
