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_______ is the use of computers to assemble data from different sources to create electronic dossiers of detailed information about individuals.
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When a software product is considered ____________, it becomes difficult to hold software producers liable for flaws in their product.
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Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _______ is the use of computers to assemble data from different sources to create electronic dossiers of detailed information about individuals. | Profiling |
| When a software product is considered ____________, it becomes difficult to hold software producers liable for flaws in their product. | Similar to books |
| The Federal Trade Commission FIP principle of Notice/Awareness states that: | Websites must disclose their information practices before collecting data. |
| The Online Privacy Alliance: | Encourages self regulation to develop a set of privacy guidelines for its members. |
| Privacy protection in the United States is _______ in Europe. | Much less stringent than |
| Spam is legally defined as any e-mail that is unsolicited. | False |
| Key differences between software and books include all of the following except: | Software products are more easily compared to each other than books |
| One of the key concepts in patent law is novelty. | True |
| Malicious software that is installed secretly on your computer by other applications and that tracks your online movements is called spyware. | True |
| Because of their special claims to knowledge, wisdom, and respect, professionals take on special rights and obligations. | True |
| The extreme difference among different social groups regarding their access to computers and the internet is called the _______ divide. | Digital |
| ____________ prohibits an organization from collecting any personal information unless the individual specifically takes action to approve information collection and use. | The opt-in model |
| Gaining unapproved access to a computer is not a federal crime. | False |
| ________ enables advertisers to display more relevant ads based on user's search and browsing history. | Behavioral targeting |
| COPPA is a set of five principles developed by the FTC that most American and European privacy law is based on. | False |
| Ethics describes the principles of right and wrong that can be used by individuals to make choices to guide their behavior. | True |
| Which legal mechanism grants the owner exclusive ownership of the ideas behind an invention for 20 years? | Patent |
| As discussed in the chapter, all of the following are steps in the process for analyzing an ethical issue except: | Assigning resonsibility |
| The central business activities of ChoicePoint raise which of the five moral dimensions? | Information rights and obligations |
| In the information age, the obligations that individuals and organizations have regarding the preservation of existing values and institutions fall within the moral dimension of: | Quality of life |
| Which of the following is a primary drawback to the "do anything anywhere" computing environment? | It blurs the traditional boundaries between work and family time |
| Which of the following is not one of the current key technology trends that raises ethical issues? | Increase in multimedia quality |
| The routine violation of individual privacy is made more difficult by advances in data storage | False |
| Web beacons are tiny, invisible software programs hidden in e-mail messages and web pages that are used to track and report a user's online behavior | True |
| Which of the following is not one of the types of information gathered by web site tracking tools? | Birthplace |
| The limitation of trade secret protection for software is that it is difficult to prevent the ideas in the work from falling into the public domain when: | The software is widely distributed |
| "Look and feel" copyright infringement lawsuits are concerned with: | The distinction between an idea and its expression |
| The US CAN-SPAM Act of 2003: | Requires spammers to identify themselves |
| In 2010, the FTC added all of the following recommendations to its privacy guidelines except: | Firms should limit the length of time that any personal data is stored to six months or less |
| The ________ framework developed by the US Department of Commerce allows US businesses to legally use personal data from EU countries. | Safe-harbor |
| Which of the following US laws gives patients access to personal medical records and the right to authorize how this information can be used or disclosed: | HIPAA |
| Companies can't realistically create error-free software because: | It is too expensive to create perfect software |
| The ethical "no free lunch" rule states that: | Everything is owned by someone else, and that the creator deserves compensation |
| Computer abuse refers to acts involving the computer that may not be illegal but are considered unethical. | True |
| Which of the following best describes how new information systems result in legal gray areas: | They result in new situations that are not covered by old laws |
| The symptoms of technostress include aggravation and hostility toward humans. | True |
| Which of the following ailments is caused by tens of thousands of repetitions under low-impact loads? | RSI |
| Which of the following best describes the effect that new information technology has on society: | It has a ripple effect, raising new ethical, social, and political issues. |
| ________ is a societal practice of having laws that are known and understood, along with the ability to appeal to higher authorities to ensure that the laws are applied correctly. | Due process |
| As per the _______, if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, it is not right to take at all. | Slippery-slope rule |
| A peer at work takes small amounts of office supplies for her own use at home, saying that this is a tiny loss to the company. You tell her that if everyone were to take office supplies, then the loss would no longer be minimal. Your rationale . . . | Kant's categorical imperative |
| Liability is a feature of political systems and allows individuals to recover damages done to them by others. | True |
| A Facebook users' visit to a web site can be tracked even if they do not click a Like button. | True |
| CVS refers to: | Eyestrain related to computer display screen use |
| In today's legal environment, business managers who violate the law through the misuse of information systems are still unlikely to be fully prosecuted. | True |
| The problem with web browsers' Do Not Track options is that web sites aren't obligated to honor these settings. | True |
| The most common reason business systems fail is: | Data quality |
| _______ are not held liable for the messages they transmit. | Regulated common carriers |
| Re-designing and automating business processes can be seen as a double-edged sword because: | Increases in efficiency may be accompanied by job losses |
| Unlike regular browser cookies, flash cookies: | Cannot be easily detected or deleted |
| ________ means that you accept the potential costs and obligations for the decisions you make. | Responsibility |
| The ethical guideline that asks you to put yourself in the place of others, and think of yourself as the object of the decision, is called the Utilitarian Principle. | False |
| In recent years, the illegal sharing of music files has declined with the improvement of technological prevention. | True |
| In the ______ model of informed consent, personal information can be collected until the consumer specifically requests that his or her data not be collected. | Opt-out |
| Which of the following describes Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative: | If an action is not right for everyone to take, it is not right for anyone to take. |
| Identifying the stakeholders-people who have a vested interest in the outcome of the decision-is the last step in analyzing an ethical issue. | False |
| The ____________ brought copyright law to the internet age by outlawing the circumvention of technology-based protections of copyrighted materials. | Digital Millennium Copyright Act |
| Spamming raises the moral dilemma of: | Quality of life |
| ________ is a new data analysis technology that finds hidden connections between data in disparate sources. | NORA |
| Most internet businesses do very little to protect the privacy of their customers. | True |
| _______ protects the creators of intellectual property from having their work copied by others. | Copyright law |
| Although online tracking gathers an enormous amount of information on individual users, it is anonymous and can't be tied to a specific person. | False |
| Copyright is the legal protection afforded intellectual property, including drawings, movies, and maps. | True |
| The rate of global piracy is approximately 42% | True |
| Which of the following is the primary reason that the practice of spamming has grown exponentially? | It is very inexpensive and can reach so many people |
| The moral dimension of _______ can be described as the obligations that individuals and organizations have concerning rights to intellectual property. | Property rights and obligations |
| US businesses are allowed to use personal data from EU countries if they: | Develop equivalent privacy protection policies |
| Any intellectual work product that isn't based on public knowledge can be classed as a trade secret. | True |
| Taking the action that produces the least harm best describes the: | Risk aversion |
| According to several court findings, the general functional features of software are protected by copyright law. | False |
| The strength of patent protection is that it: | Grants a monopoly on underlying concepts and ideas |
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