Question 1

Under the ECPA,any intended recipient has the right to disclose the content of an email.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act prohibits Internet operators from collecting information from children under what age without parental permission?

Accepted Answer

A) 18 
B) 16 
C) 13 
D) 10 
A) 18 
B) 16 
C) 13 
D) 10

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a core principle of the Fair Information Practices (FIPS)?

Accepted Answer

A) Notice/Awareness 
B) Choice/Consent 
C) Privacy/Refusal 
D) Access/Participation 
A) Notice/Awareness 
B) Choice/Consent 
C) Privacy/Refusal 
D) Access/Participation

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act?

Accepted Answer

A) An intended recipient of an e-mail has the right to disclose it to third persons. 
B) ISPs are prohibited from disclosing the content of electronic messages to anyone other than the addressee, even if the disclosure is necessary for the performance of the ISP's service. 
C) An employer has the right to monitor workers' e-mail if the monitoring occurs in the ordinary course of business. 
D) An employer has the right to monitor workers' e-mail if the employer provides the computer system. 
A) An intended recipient of an e-mail has the right to disclose it to third persons. 
B) ISPs are prohibited from disclosing the content of electronic messages to anyone other than the addressee, even if the disclosure is necessary for the performance of the ISP's service. 
C) An employer has the right to monitor workers' e-mail if the monitoring occurs in the ordinary course of business. 
D) An employer has the right to monitor workers' e-mail if the employer provides the computer system.

Question 5

Sherry,a 12-year-old,visited a website that wanted to know her family size,her parents' educational level,and her weekly allowance.The site also asked Sherry's name,mailing and e-mail addresses,and age.

Accepted Answer

A) Under COPPA, the website must disclose how it will use the information it acquires from Sherry. 
B) COPPA prohibits the Internet operator from collecting such information under any circumstances. 
C) COPPA does not apply to Sherry's situation since she is over the age limit for those protected by the statute. 
D) Under COPPA, the website may only collect information about Sherry's name and e-mail address. 
A) Under COPPA, the website must disclose how it will use the information it acquires from Sherry. 
B) COPPA prohibits the Internet operator from collecting such information under any circumstances. 
C) COPPA does not apply to Sherry's situation since she is over the age limit for those protected by the statute. 
D) Under COPPA, the website may only collect information about Sherry's name and e-mail address.

Question 6

The European Union does not view privacy as a fundamental right of its citizens and the EU's policies toward privacy are limited.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain data mining,how it takes place,and how it relates to behavioral marketing.

Accepted Answer

Websites install tracking tools on the c

Question 8

When you surf the Internet,tracking tools collect information about you,often without your knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Under what circumstances is intrusion into someone's private life a tort?

Accepted Answer

A) under all circumstances based on the Fourth Amendment 
B) if a reasonable person would find it offensive 
C) only if it conflicts with the First Amendment 
D) only if the intrusion had been made public 
A) under all circumstances based on the Fourth Amendment 
B) if a reasonable person would find it offensive 
C) only if it conflicts with the First Amendment 
D) only if the intrusion had been made public

Question 10

The CAN-SPAM Act

Accepted Answer

A) applies to virtually all promotional e-mails, whether or not the sender has a pre-existing relationship with the recipient. 
B) requires senders of promotional e-mails to offer an opt-in system to recipients. 
C) requires recipients of unsolicited, pornographic e-mails to notify the Justice Department. 
D) requires senders of promotional e-mails to provide a valid return address, which may be a post office box or a specific physical location. 
A) applies to virtually all promotional e-mails, whether or not the sender has a pre-existing relationship with the recipient. 
B) requires senders of promotional e-mails to offer an opt-in system to recipients. 
C) requires recipients of unsolicited, pornographic e-mails to notify the Justice Department. 
D) requires senders of promotional e-mails to provide a valid return address, which may be a post office box or a specific physical location.

Question 11

Which of the following regulates deceptive practices regarding a company's privacy policy?

Accepted Answer

A) Section 5 of the FTC Act 
B) the federal COPPA 
C) the federal ECPA 
D) the FCC's privacy directive 
A) Section 5 of the FTC Act 
B) the federal COPPA 
C) the federal ECPA 
D) the FCC's privacy directive

Question 12

What is net neutrality?

Accepted Answer

A) the notion that federal government remain a neutral party in deciding privacy law cases regarding the Internet 
B) the principle that Internet service providers (ISPs) should not remain neutral in determining how information should flow on the Internet 
C) the notion that the First and Fourth Amendments should not be used in determining citizens' privacy rights regarding the Internet. 
D) the principle that all information which flows on the Internet must receive equal treatment. 
A) the notion that federal government remain a neutral party in deciding privacy law cases regarding the Internet 
B) the principle that Internet service providers (ISPs) should not remain neutral in determining how information should flow on the Internet 
C) the notion that the First and Fourth Amendments should not be used in determining citizens' privacy rights regarding the Internet. 
D) the principle that all information which flows on the Internet must receive equal treatment.

Question 13

The Internet was started in the 1960s as a project to link military contractors and universities.The World Wide Web was created as a subnetwork of the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statues requires that commercial email not have deceptive headings and clearly indicate if the email is an advertisement?

Accepted Answer

A) the FCC's Open Internet Order 
B) CDA of 1996 
C) Section 5 the FTC Act. 
D) CAN-SPAM 
A) the FCC's Open Internet Order 
B) CDA of 1996 
C) Section 5 the FTC Act. 
D) CAN-SPAM

Question 15

Which statement regarding FIPS is true?

Accepted Answer

A) FIPS are only recommendations, not law. 
B) FIPS originated from the Department of Justice. 
C) FIPS has been ineffective in shaping privacy policies. 
D) FIPS was established after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 
A) FIPS are only recommendations, not law. 
B) FIPS originated from the Department of Justice. 
C) FIPS has been ineffective in shaping privacy policies. 
D) FIPS was established after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Question 16

The principle of net neutrality asserts that all information contained on the Internet should be regulated equally among each of the fifty states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Daniel went onto an Internet message board and found that his ex-wife,Faye,had posted a message calling him a fat,insensitive jerk who only cared about watching sports on TV.Does Daniel have any protection against Faye's making such statements to a potentially large number of readers,some of whom may know Daniel and some of whom may not?

Accepted Answer

Faye's postings have First Amendment pro

Question 18

After Jan's boyfriend broke up with her,she posted unflattering pictures of him on her Facebook page and wrote about how he was a terrible boyfriend,calling him a liar and a cheater.Jan's actions are protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Jorgeson Co.,on its website,promised the company would not give a customer's personal information to third parties without the customer's consent,but then gave out such information anyway.This practice violates Section 5 of the FTC Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The practice of inferring needs and preferences from a consumer's online behavior and then targeting related advertisements to them is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) data mining. 
B) behavioral marketing. 
C) Internet tracking. 
D) targeted selling. 
A) data mining. 
B) behavioral marketing. 
C) Internet tracking. 
D) targeted selling.

Exam 10: Cyberlaw and Privacy

Under the ECPA,any intended recipient has the right to disclose the content of an email.

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act prohibits Internet operators from collecting information from children under what age without parental permission?

Which of the following is NOT a core principle of the Fair Information Practices (FIPS)?

Which of the following is NOT true under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act?

Sherry,a 12-year-old,visited a website that wanted to know her family size,her parents' educational level,and her weekly allowance.The site also asked Sherry's name,mailing and e-mail addresses,and age.

The European Union does not view privacy as a fundamental right of its citizens and the EU's policies toward privacy are limited.

Explain data mining,how it takes place,and how it relates to behavioral marketing.

When you surf the Internet,tracking tools collect information about you,often without your knowledge.

Under what circumstances is intrusion into someone's private life a tort?

The CAN-SPAM Act

Which of the following regulates deceptive practices regarding a company's privacy policy?

What is net neutrality?

The Internet was started in the 1960s as a project to link military contractors and universities.The World Wide Web was created as a subnetwork of the Internet.

Which of the following statues requires that commercial email not have deceptive headings and clearly indicate if the email is an advertisement?

Which statement regarding FIPS is true?

The principle of net neutrality asserts that all information contained on the Internet should be regulated equally among each of the fifty states.

After Jan's boyfriend broke up with her,she posted unflattering pictures of him on her Facebook page and wrote about how he was a terrible boyfriend,calling him a liar and a cheater.Jan's actions are protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.

Jorgeson Co.,on its website,promised the company would not give a customer's personal information to third parties without the customer's consent,but then gave out such information anyway.This practice violates Section 5 of the FTC Act.

The practice of inferring needs and preferences from a consumer's online behavior and then targeting related advertisements to them is referred to as

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