Question 1

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Accepted Answer

A)  applies to all private employers, but not state or federal agencies. 
B)  prohibits most employers from taking genetic information into account when making hiring, firing, promotion, or other employment-related decisions. 
C)  ensures a life insurance company cannot take genetic information into account when making a decision about underwriting a policy. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  applies to all private employers, but not state or federal agencies. 
B)  prohibits most employers from taking genetic information into account when making hiring, firing, promotion, or other employment-related decisions. 
C)  ensures a life insurance company cannot take genetic information into account when making a decision about underwriting a policy. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above. B

Question 2

The Video Privacy Protection Act

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibits video stores from disclosing rental records without the written consent of the customer. 
B)  prohibits DVD manufacturers from installing software that sends reports over the Internet every time a DVD is played. 
C)  makes it legal to send "adult" DVDs through the mail without a warning label on the envelope. 
D)  prohibits the government from prosecuting minors who play "adult" DVDs in their own home. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  prohibits video stores from disclosing rental records without the written consent of the customer. 
B)  prohibits DVD manufacturers from installing software that sends reports over the Internet every time a DVD is played. 
C)  makes it legal to send "adult" DVDs through the mail without a warning label on the envelope. 
D)  prohibits the government from prosecuting minors who play "adult" DVDs in their own home. 
E)  All of the above A

Question 3

The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

Accepted Answer

A)  gives students 18 years of age and older the right to review their educational records. 
B)  gives students 18 years of age and older the right to request corrections to errors in their educational records. 
C)  gives students 18 years of age and older the right to prevent educational records from being released without their permission, except under certain circumstances. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  gives students 18 years of age and older the right to review their educational records. 
B)  gives students 18 years of age and older the right to request corrections to errors in their educational records. 
C)  gives students 18 years of age and older the right to prevent educational records from being released without their permission, except under certain circumstances. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above D

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the categories in Daniel Solove's taxonomy of privacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  information collection. 
B)  information dissemination. 
C)  information filtering. 
D)  information processing. 
E)  invasion. 
A)  information collection. 
B)  information dissemination. 
C)  information filtering. 
D)  information processing. 
E)  invasion.

Question 5

The Census Bureau has not always kept confidential the information it has collected. According to the textbook, this became apparent

Accepted Answer

A)  during the Civil War. 
B)  after the attack on Pearl Harbor. 
C)  during the Vietnam War. 
D)  during the first Gulf War. 
E)  after September 11, 2001. 
A)  during the Civil War. 
B)  after the attack on Pearl Harbor. 
C)  during the Vietnam War. 
D)  during the first Gulf War. 
E)  after September 11, 2001.

Question 6

What was the original purpose of Operation Shamrock?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intercept all international telegrams entering or leaving the United States 
B)  Wiretap all calls made from public telephone booths 
C)  Scan email messages to identify drug dealers 
D)  Read all letters going between the United States and Ireland 
E)  Identify Irish-Americans raising money for the IRA 
A)  Intercept all international telegrams entering or leaving the United States 
B)  Wiretap all calls made from public telephone booths 
C)  Scan email messages to identify drug dealers 
D)  Read all letters going between the United States and Ireland 
E)  Identify Irish-Americans raising money for the IRA

Question 7

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which U.S. governmental agency collected telephone call records of tens of millions of Americans without a court order?

Accepted Answer

A)  Central Intelligence Agency 
B)  Department of Homeland Security 
C)  Federal Bureau of Investigation 
D)  Federal Communications Commission 
E)  National Security Agency 
A)  Central Intelligence Agency 
B)  Department of Homeland Security 
C)  Federal Bureau of Investigation 
D)  Federal Communications Commission 
E)  National Security Agency

Question 8

After Congress ruled that wiretapping was illegal

Accepted Answer

A)  the FBI ceased all wiretapping activity. 
B)  the FBI continued wiretapping people secretly. 
C)  the FBI convinced Congress to grant it an exemption from the ban. 
D)  the FBI began wiretapping every member of Congress. 
E)  the CIA took over the job of wiretapping U.S. citizens. 
A)  the FBI ceased all wiretapping activity. 
B)  the FBI continued wiretapping people secretly. 
C)  the FBI convinced Congress to grant it an exemption from the ban. 
D)  the FBI began wiretapping every member of Congress. 
E)  the CIA took over the job of wiretapping U.S. citizens.

Question 9

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

Accepted Answer

A)  makes it illegal for an online service to request a credit card number from a child 17 years old and younger. 
B)  requires online services to create aliases for all customers who are 17 years old and younger. 
C)  makes it illegal for children 12 years and younger to participate in chat rooms. 
D)  requires online services to obtain parental consent before collecting any information from children 12 years old and younger. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  makes it illegal for an online service to request a credit card number from a child 17 years old and younger. 
B)  requires online services to create aliases for all customers who are 17 years old and younger. 
C)  makes it illegal for children 12 years and younger to participate in chat rooms. 
D)  requires online services to obtain parental consent before collecting any information from children 12 years old and younger. 
E)  All of the above

Question 10

According to the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, which organizations) cannot administer lie detector tests to job applicants?

Accepted Answer

A)  private employers 
B)  local governments 
C)  state governments 
D)  federal government 
E)  All of the above 
A)  private employers 
B)  local governments 
C)  state governments 
D)  federal government 
E)  All of the above

Question 11

According to records leaked to the Guardian newspaper, which of the following kinds of information were not released by Verizon to the National Security Agency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Date of the telephone call 
B)  Duration of the telephone call 
C)  Location of the telephone making the call 
D)  Recording of the conversation 
E)  Time of the telephone call 
A)  Date of the telephone call 
B)  Duration of the telephone call 
C)  Location of the telephone making the call 
D)  Recording of the conversation 
E)  Time of the telephone call

Question 12

The Financial Services Modernization Act

Accepted Answer

A)  allows banks to offer insurance and stock brokerage services. 
B)  requires banks to disclose their privacy policies to consumers. 
C)  requires banks to inform consumers how they can "opt out" of having their confidential information released to other companies. 
D)  Requires banks to develop policies that will prevent unauthorized access of customers' confidential information. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  allows banks to offer insurance and stock brokerage services. 
B)  requires banks to disclose their privacy policies to consumers. 
C)  requires banks to inform consumers how they can "opt out" of having their confidential information released to other companies. 
D)  Requires banks to develop policies that will prevent unauthorized access of customers' confidential information. 
E)  All of the above

Question 13

The Fair Credit Reporting Act

Accepted Answer

A)  gives consumers the right to request a free copy of their credit report every year. 
B)  ensures that information about criminal convictions does not haunt a consumer's credit report forever. 
C)  is designed to promote the accuracy of credit reports. 
D)  makes it possible for a consumer to declare bankruptcy without harming his or her credit rating. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  gives consumers the right to request a free copy of their credit report every year. 
B)  ensures that information about criminal convictions does not haunt a consumer's credit report forever. 
C)  is designed to promote the accuracy of credit reports. 
D)  makes it possible for a consumer to declare bankruptcy without harming his or her credit rating. 
E)  All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following laws does not provide some sort of authorization for governmental wiretapping?

Accepted Answer

A)  Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
B)  Electronic Communications Privacy Act 
C)  Federal Communications Act 
D)  Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act 
E)  USA PATRIOT Act 
A)  Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
B)  Electronic Communications Privacy Act 
C)  Federal Communications Act 
D)  Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act 
E)  USA PATRIOT Act

Question 15

The OneDOJ database

Accepted Answer

A)  is a new, national database that consolidates records from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. 
B)  will give state and local police officers access to information provided by five federal law enforcement agencies. 
C)  combines records from all U.S. governmental agencies into a single database that can be used by data mining by the FBI. 
D)  received the endorsement of the ACLU for its innovative privacy-protection measures. 
E)  is the first database created by the U.S. government that completely implements the Code of Fair Information Practices. 
A)  is a new, national database that consolidates records from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. 
B)  will give state and local police officers access to information provided by five federal law enforcement agencies. 
C)  combines records from all U.S. governmental agencies into a single database that can be used by data mining by the FBI. 
D)  received the endorsement of the ACLU for its innovative privacy-protection measures. 
E)  is the first database created by the U.S. government that completely implements the Code of Fair Information Practices.

Question 16

The FBI's National Crime Information Center database

Accepted Answer

A)  contains more than 39 million records. 
B)  has information about every American citizen. 
C)  has never led to a false arrest. 
D)  is updated only once a week to give the FBI time to check the accuracy of the data. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  contains more than 39 million records. 
B)  has information about every American citizen. 
C)  has never led to a false arrest. 
D)  is updated only once a week to give the FBI time to check the accuracy of the data. 
E)  All of the above

Question 17

The Fourth 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 18

Which of the following precepts is not part of the Code of Fair Information Practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  There must be no personal data record-keeping systems whose very existence is secret. 
B)  There must be a way for a person to find out what information about the person is in a record and how it is used. 
C)  There must be a way for a person to correct or amend a record of identifiable information about the person. 
D)  There must be a way for a person to collect damages for financial losses caused by incorrect information about that person stored in a data record-keeping system. 
E)  There must be a way for a person to prevent information obtained for one purpose being used or made available for other purposes without the person's consent. 
A)  There must be no personal data record-keeping systems whose very existence is secret. 
B)  There must be a way for a person to find out what information about the person is in a record and how it is used. 
C)  There must be a way for a person to correct or amend a record of identifiable information about the person. 
D)  There must be a way for a person to collect damages for financial losses caused by incorrect information about that person stored in a data record-keeping system. 
E)  There must be a way for a person to prevent information obtained for one purpose being used or made available for other purposes without the person's consent.

Question 19

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Accepted Answer

A)  ensures that a consumer can keep the same health care provider even when he or she changes employers. 
B)  attempts to limit the exchange of information among health care providers to that information necessary to care for the patient. 
C)  ensures that a consumer can sue doctors and hospitals for medical malpractice. 
D)  ensures that doctors and hospitals can counter sue patients who file frivolous medical malpractice claims. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  ensures that a consumer can keep the same health care provider even when he or she changes employers. 
B)  attempts to limit the exchange of information among health care providers to that information necessary to care for the patient. 
C)  ensures that a consumer can sue doctors and hospitals for medical malpractice. 
D)  ensures that doctors and hospitals can counter sue patients who file frivolous medical malpractice claims. 
E)  All of the above

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

The Video Privacy Protection Act

The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

Which of the following is not one of the categories in Daniel Solove's taxonomy of privacy?

The Census Bureau has not always kept confidential the information it has collected. According to the textbook, this became apparent

What was the original purpose of Operation Shamrock?

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which U.S. governmental agency collected telephone call records of tens of millions of Americans without a court order?

After Congress ruled that wiretapping was illegal

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

According to the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, which organizations) cannot administer lie detector tests to job applicants?

According to records leaked to the Guardian newspaper, which of the following kinds of information were not released by Verizon to the National Security Agency?

The Financial Services Modernization Act

The Fair Credit Reporting Act

Which of the following laws does not provide some sort of authorization for governmental wiretapping?

The OneDOJ database

The FBI's National Crime Information Center database

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

Which of the following precepts is not part of the Code of Fair Information Practices?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Catalysts for Change

Introduction to Ethics

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Intellectual Property

Information Privacy

Computer and Network Security

Computer Reliability

Professional Ethics

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Exam 6: Privacy and the Government

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

The Video Privacy Protection Act

The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

Which of the following is not one of the categories in Daniel Solove's taxonomy of privacy?

The Census Bureau has not always kept confidential the information it has collected. According to the textbook, this became apparent

What was the original purpose of Operation Shamrock?

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which U.S. governmental agency collected telephone call records of tens of millions of Americans without a court order?

After Congress ruled that wiretapping was illegal

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

According to the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, which organizations) cannot administer lie detector tests to job applicants?

According to records leaked to the Guardian newspaper, which of the following kinds of information were not released by Verizon to the National Security Agency?

The Financial Services Modernization Act

The Fair Credit Reporting Act

Which of the following laws does not provide some sort of authorization for governmental wiretapping?

The OneDOJ database

The FBI's National Crime Information Center database

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

Which of the following precepts is not part of the Code of Fair Information Practices?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Catalysts for Change

Introduction to Ethics

Networked Communications

Intellectual Property

Information Privacy

Computer and Network Security

Computer Reliability

Professional Ethics

Work and Wealth

Filters