Question 1

Most commentators cite the benefits of privacy as a reason why people ought to have some privacy rights. A right that benefits society is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  Constitutional right. 
B)  legal right. 
C)  natural right. 
D)  prudential right. 
E)  social right. 
A)  Constitutional right. 
B)  legal right. 
C)  natural right. 
D)  prudential right. 
E)  social right. D

Question 2

The practice of mailing advertisements only to the most likely prospects is called

Accepted Answer

A)  discriminatory mailing. 
B)  focused mailing. 
C)  mail list trimming.. 
D)  predatory mailing. 
E)  targeted direct mail. 
A)  discriminatory mailing. 
B)  focused mailing. 
C)  mail list trimming.. 
D)  predatory mailing. 
E)  targeted direct mail. E

Question 3

An RFID is

Accepted Answer

A)  a magnetic bar code. 
B)  a microscopic bar code. 
C)  a wireless transmitter. 
D)  a biometric identification device. 
E)  a random field interferometry device. 
A)  a magnetic bar code. 
B)  a microscopic bar code. 
C)  a wireless transmitter. 
D)  a biometric identification device. 
E)  a random field interferometry device. C

Question 4

The OnStar system allows

Accepted Answer

A)  a vehicle owner to initiate a conversation with an OnStar representative. 
B)  the vehicle to automatically send a message to an OnStar representative after an accident. 
C)  an OnStar representative to disable the gas pedal of the vehicle without the driver's permission. 
D)  a and b 
E)  a, b, and c 
A)  a vehicle owner to initiate a conversation with an OnStar representative. 
B)  the vehicle to automatically send a message to an OnStar representative after an accident. 
C)  an OnStar representative to disable the gas pedal of the vehicle without the driver's permission. 
D)  a and b 
E)  a, b, and c

Question 5

An example of a public record is

Accepted Answer

A)  a birth certificate. 
B)  a marriage license. 
C)  a deed to a house. 
D)  a record of a criminal conviction. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  a birth certificate. 
B)  a marriage license. 
C)  a deed to a house. 
D)  a record of a criminal conviction. 
E)  All of the above

Question 6

A public record contains information about an incident or action reported to a government agency for the purpose of

Accepted Answer

A)  enhancing public safety. 
B)  informing the public. 
C)  protecting the innocent. 
D)  regulating the economy. 
E)  upholding the law. 
A)  enhancing public safety. 
B)  informing the public. 
C)  protecting the innocent. 
D)  regulating the economy. 
E)  upholding the law.

Question 7

Who wrote an influential paper in the 1890s urging that privacy rights be enacted into law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benn and Brandeis 
B)  Benn and Thomson 
C)  Levine and Benn 
D)  Thomson and Warren 
E)  Warren and Brandeis 
A)  Benn and Brandeis 
B)  Benn and Thomson 
C)  Levine and Benn 
D)  Thomson and Warren 
E)  Warren and Brandeis

Question 8

The Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has to do with

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom of speech and religion. 
B)  search warrants. 
C)  the right to bear arms. 
D)  quartering of soldiers in private homes. 
E)  self-incrimination. 
A)  freedom of speech and religion. 
B)  search warrants. 
C)  the right to bear arms. 
D)  quartering of soldiers in private homes. 
E)  self-incrimination.

Question 9

Flash cookies are controversial, in part, because

Accepted Answer

A)  they are commonly used by identify thieves to steal credit card numbers. 
B)  they consume huge amounts of hard disk space. 
C)  they allow online retailers such as Amazon.com to track online shopping on other Web sites. 
D)  they are not controlled by the privacy controls of most Web browsers. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  they are commonly used by identify thieves to steal credit card numbers. 
B)  they consume huge amounts of hard disk space. 
C)  they allow online retailers such as Amazon.com to track online shopping on other Web sites. 
D)  they are not controlled by the privacy controls of most Web browsers. 
E)  All of the above

Question 10

A policy that requires the consumer to explicitly give permission before an organization can share information with another organization is called

Accepted Answer

A)  fair use. 
B)  full disclosure. 
C)  nondisclosure. 
D)  opt-in. 
E)  opt-out. 
A)  fair use. 
B)  full disclosure. 
C)  nondisclosure. 
D)  opt-in. 
E)  opt-out.

Question 11

When information is put to another purpose, that is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  backdoor exploit. 
B)  collaborative filter. 
C)  cookie. 
D)  data leveraging opportunity. 
E)  secondary use of the data. 
A)  backdoor exploit. 
B)  collaborative filter. 
C)  cookie. 
D)  data leveraging opportunity. 
E)  secondary use of the data.

Question 12

The process of searching through many records in one or more databases looking for patterns or relationships is called

Accepted Answer

A)  credit reporting. 
B)  data mining. 
C)  information gathering. 
D)  microtargeting. 
E)  pattern matching. 
A)  credit reporting. 
B)  data mining. 
C)  information gathering. 
D)  microtargeting. 
E)  pattern matching.

Question 13

Who wrote that every violation of a "privacy right" is also a violation of another right?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stanley Benn 
B)  Louis Brandeis 
C)  Morton Levine 
D)  Judith Jarvis Thomson 
E)  Samuel Warren 
A)  Stanley Benn 
B)  Louis Brandeis 
C)  Morton Levine 
D)  Judith Jarvis Thomson 
E)  Samuel Warren

Most commentators cite the benefits of privacy as a reason why people ought to have some privacy rights. A right that benefits society is called a

The practice of mailing advertisements only to the most likely prospects is called

An RFID is

The OnStar system allows

An example of a public record is

A public record contains information about an incident or action reported to a government agency for the purpose of

Who wrote an influential paper in the 1890s urging that privacy rights be enacted into law?

The Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has to do with

Flash cookies are controversial, in part, because

A policy that requires the consumer to explicitly give permission before an organization can share information with another organization is called

When information is put to another purpose, that is called a

The process of searching through many records in one or more databases looking for patterns or relationships is called

Who wrote that every violation of a "privacy right" is also a violation of another right?

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Exam 5: Information Privacy

Most commentators cite the benefits of privacy as a reason why people ought to have some privacy rights. A right that benefits society is called a

The practice of mailing advertisements only to the most likely prospects is called

An RFID is

The OnStar system allows

An example of a public record is

A public record contains information about an incident or action reported to a government agency for the purpose of

Who wrote an influential paper in the 1890s urging that privacy rights be enacted into law?

The Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has to do with

Flash cookies are controversial, in part, because

A policy that requires the consumer to explicitly give permission before an organization can share information with another organization is called

When information is put to another purpose, that is called a

The process of searching through many records in one or more databases looking for patterns or relationships is called

Who wrote that every violation of a "privacy right" is also a violation of another right?

Catalysts for Change

Introduction to Ethics

Networked Communications

Intellectual Property

Privacy and the Government

Computer and Network Security

Computer Reliability

Professional Ethics

Work and Wealth

Filters