Question 1

Which of the following is one of the likely benefits of universal State surveillance according to Taylor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less government expenditure on policing 
B)  Greater government transparency 
C)  A more equitable justice system 
D)  Greater personal freedom 
A)  Less government expenditure on policing 
B)  Greater government transparency 
C)  A more equitable justice system 
D)  Greater personal freedom

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the protection afforded by the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It does not extend to libelous speech. 
B)  It is absolute and unqualified. 
C)  It does not extend to speech on the Internet. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  It does not extend to libelous speech. 
B)  It is absolute and unqualified. 
C)  It does not extend to speech on the Internet. 
D)  All of the above

Question 3

What, according to Singer, was one of the first victories of citizen surveillance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bentham's panopticon 
B)  Edward Snowden's release of classified documents to journalists 
C)  The formation of WikiLeaks 
D)  The videotape of the beating of Rodney King 
A)  Bentham's panopticon 
B)  Edward Snowden's release of classified documents to journalists 
C)  The formation of WikiLeaks 
D)  The videotape of the beating of Rodney King

Question 4

Allen believes that revealing facts about yourself to others can be unethical. Why does she believe this? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Allen may believe that revealing persona

Question 5

Taylor clarifies his position on universal State surveillance with two important qualifications. What are these two qualifications, and do they succeed in alleviating concerns about universal State surveillance in your view? Defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

Taylor's first qualification is that uni

Question 6

What is the first premise of Taylor's argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  In some cases, it is permissible for the State to secure information about past events. 
B)  It is morally permissible for the State to have access to all the information that its surveillance devices secure. 
C)  The information the State is morally permitted to secure is limited to the minimum needed to achieve the legitimate purposes for which the State needs it. 
D)  If it is ever morally permissible for the State to secure information about past events, then it is morally permissible for it to do so through the use of surveillance devices. 
A)  In some cases, it is permissible for the State to secure information about past events. 
B)  It is morally permissible for the State to have access to all the information that its surveillance devices secure. 
C)  The information the State is morally permitted to secure is limited to the minimum needed to achieve the legitimate purposes for which the State needs it. 
D)  If it is ever morally permissible for the State to secure information about past events, then it is morally permissible for it to do so through the use of surveillance devices.

Question 7

According to Allen, what ranks among the values and goods related to privacy and its protection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Civility 
B)  Self-expression 
C)  Intimacy 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Civility 
B)  Self-expression 
C)  Intimacy 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

Talk about:
-Surveillance

Accepted Answer

any action that invo

Question 9

Talk about:
-Passive surveillance

Accepted Answer

any form of surveillance that

Question 10

Describe the four examples that Allen lays out at the start of her essay. Is there anything morally problematic about the behavior in these examples in your view? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

In her essay, Allen lays out four exampl

Question 11

Talk about:
-Social media

Accepted Answer

technologies that enable users

Question 12

Talk about:
-Active surveillance

Accepted Answer

any form of surveillance that is carried

Question 13

According to the text, being deprived of information needed to make decisions is a standard way someone can lose their

Accepted Answer

A)  privacy. 
B)  autonomy. 
C)  will power. 
D)  personal relations. 
A)  privacy. 
B)  autonomy. 
C)  will power. 
D)  personal relations.

Question 14

Singer lays out some of the benefits and harms of modern technologies that make it easy to collect, store, and disseminate data. However, Singer does not say whether he thinks we are better off in this era of greater openness all things considered. Where do you come down? Is greater openness generally for the better? Or for the worse? Defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

I believe that greater openness, in gene

Question 15

Which of the following is not true according to Rachels?

Accepted Answer

A)  Privacy is important even when we have nothing to hide. 
B)  It is dishonest to exhibit different patterns of behavior in different relationships. 
C)  The requirements of social roles may vary from community to community. 
D)  Medical records should be kept private. 
A)  Privacy is important even when we have nothing to hide. 
B)  It is dishonest to exhibit different patterns of behavior in different relationships. 
C)  The requirements of social roles may vary from community to community. 
D)  Medical records should be kept private.

Question 16

Rachels claims that our social relationships are defined, in part, by

Accepted Answer

A)  bonds of affection. 
B)  the patterns of behavior associated with them. 
C)  their use. 
D)  the feelings of loyalty they inspire. 
A)  bonds of affection. 
B)  the patterns of behavior associated with them. 
C)  their use. 
D)  the feelings of loyalty they inspire.

Question 17

According to the text, what benefit can a consequentialist point to justify state surveillance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crime deterrence 
B)  Protecting the public 
C)  Improving the reliability of legal verdicts 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Crime deterrence 
B)  Protecting the public 
C)  Improving the reliability of legal verdicts 
D)  All of the above

Question 18

Privacy has _______ value because it enables us to prevent harms and achieve goods that we might otherwise be unable to acquire.

Accepted Answer

A)  intrinsic 
B)  instrumental 
C)  absolute 
D)  All of the above 
A)  intrinsic 
B)  instrumental 
C)  absolute 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

Rachels includes a passage from John Barth's novel End of the Road in order to illustrate how

Accepted Answer

A)  it is sometimes necessary to protect our interests in competitive situations. 
B)  there are aspects of our lives we would be embarrassed for others to know. 
C)  privacy is required to create and maintain social relationships. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  it is sometimes necessary to protect our interests in competitive situations. 
B)  there are aspects of our lives we would be embarrassed for others to know. 
C)  privacy is required to create and maintain social relationships. 
D)  All of the above

Question 20

Surveillance undertaken by devices that collect information without immediately making it known to other people is called _______ surveillance.

Accepted Answer

A)  active 
B)  indirect 
C)  passive 
D)  direct 
A)  active 
B)  indirect 
C)  passive 
D)  direct

Exam 19: Privacy

Which of the following is one of the likely benefits of universal State surveillance according to Taylor?

Which of the following is true of the protection afforded by the First Amendment?

What, according to Singer, was one of the first victories of citizen surveillance?

Allen believes that revealing facts about yourself to others can be unethical. Why does she believe this? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Taylor clarifies his position on universal State surveillance with two important qualifications. What are these two qualifications, and do they succeed in alleviating concerns about universal State surveillance in your view? Defend your answer.

What is the first premise of Taylor's argument?

According to Allen, what ranks among the values and goods related to privacy and its protection?

Talk about: -Surveillance

Talk about: -Passive surveillance

Describe the four examples that Allen lays out at the start of her essay. Is there anything morally problematic about the behavior in these examples in your view? Why or why not?

Talk about: -Social media

Talk about: -Active surveillance

According to the text, being deprived of information needed to make decisions is a standard way someone can lose their

Which of the following is not true according to Rachels?

Rachels claims that our social relationships are defined, in part, by

According to the text, what benefit can a consequentialist point to justify state surveillance?

Privacy has _______ value because it enables us to prevent harms and achieve goods that we might otherwise be unable to acquire.

Rachels includes a passage from John Barth's novel End of the Road in order to illustrate how

Surveillance undertaken by devices that collect information without immediately making it known to other people is called _______ surveillance.

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