IST 205 quiz 3

The _________ approach maintains that an ethical action is the one that best protects and respects the moral rights of the affected parties.

Rights

Major scandals at Enron, WorldCom, and Tyco led to the passage of which law in 2002?

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

The ________ approach to ethics maintains that an ethical action is the one that provides the most good or does the least harm:

utilitarian approach

The United Nations ensures privacy laws are consistent across countries so that it is easier to do business in multiple countries.

False

The relationship between ethics and legality can best be described in which of the following statements?

An act can be unethical, but still be legal.

All unethical actions are illegal in the United States.

False

Which of the following is FALSE of the Dark Web?

It is indexed by search engines.

Smartphones are sensors that can be used for electronic surveillance.

True

The Volkswagen and Wells Fargo bank cases illustrate that CEOs usually lose their jobs over ethical dilemmas.

True

The legal concept that gives individuals the right to recover damages done to them by other individuals, organizations, or systems is known as liability.

True