Deck 5: Information Privacy

Question 1

An RFID is

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.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The OnStar system allows

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

Answer 2

E

Question 3

An example of a public record is

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

Answer 3

E

Question 4

The Third Amendment to the United States Constitution has to do with

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 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

Manufacturers are replacing bar codes with because they give more information about the product and are easier to scan.

Question 11

When information collected for one purpose is put to another purpose, that is called a

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

Question 12

Flash cookies are controversial, in part, because

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 13

A is a file containing information about your visits to a Web site that is placed on your computer's hard drive by a Web server

Question 14

suggested that we do not have to define privacy rights because every "privacy right" violation is a violation of another right as well.

Question 15

With enhanced 911 service, cell phone providers are able to of active cell phone users.

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

The process of searching through one or more databases, looking for patterns or relationships, is called .

Question 18

In 1890 Harvard-trained lawyers wrote a highly influential article in the Harvard Law Review stating that people in modern society have a right to privacy and that this right ought to be respected.

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

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

Question 21

When information collected for one purpose is put to another purpose, that is called a of the data.

Question 22

Privacy advocates have criticized Path, Twitter, Foursquare, and Instagram for producing apps that .

Question 23

are companies that combine information gathered online with offline information to create customized mailing lists for targeted direct mail.

Question 24

Thanks to , you can get a credit card from a bank or store with which you have never done business.