Question 1

Privacy protection can be traced back to the ______.&#10;A) First Amendment&#10;B) Fifth Amendment&#10;C) Sixth Amendment&#10;D) Fourth Amendment

Accepted Answer

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides the basis for privacy protection, as it guards against unreasonable searches and seizures, thereby offering a form of privacy to individuals.

Question 2

Your belief that you are entitled to a reasonable expectation of privacy with regard to yourbriefcase, personal mail and other workplace items is referred to as an objective expectation ofprivacy.

Accepted Answer

The belief in privacy for personal items at work is considered a subjective expectation of privacy, not an objective one. Objective expectation of privacy is determined by societal norms and legal standards.

Question 3

An established rule of law set by previous courts, deciding similar facts and legal issues is defined as ______. (precedent)

Accepted Answer

NO ANSWER

Question 4

Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 did not protect human-to-computer or computer-to-computer communication.

Accepted Answer

Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 was primarily focused on regulating wire and oral communications, and did not specifically address or protect human-to-computer or computer-to-computer communications, as the digital communication technologies we are familiar with today were not widely used or envisioned at that time.

Question 5

The courts have consistently ruled in favor of the employer in workplace e-mail privacy cases.

Accepted Answer

The courts have generally ruled in favor of employers in workplace email privacy cases, holding that employers have a legitimate interest in monitoring employee emails for business purposes.

Question 6

The court ruled that an employee did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in theworkplace if tight security and ongoing surveillance at the workplace existed in ______.&#10;A) O'Connor v. Ortega&#10;B) Schowengerdt v. General Dynamics&#10;C) Michael Smyth v. Pillsbury&#10;D) Richard Fraser v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

Accepted Answer

In Schowengerdt v. General Dynamics, the court ruled that an employee did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the workplace due to the presence of tight security and ongoing surveillance.

Question 7

Similar cases should be decided in a similar way according to the legal concept of ______.&#10;A) precedent&#10;B) reasonableness standard&#10;C) actual malice&#10;D) stare decisis

Accepted Answer

Stare decisis is the legal principle that dictates that courts should follow precedents set by previous decisions when deciding similar cases.

Question 8

The state that helped pioneer case law concerning workplace e-mail privacy specifically is______.&#10;A) Ohio&#10;B) Pennsylvania&#10;C) California&#10;D) Nevada

Accepted Answer

California has been at the forefront of developing case law related to workplace email privacy, often setting precedents that influence policies and legal standards nationwide.

Question 9

Most employer privacy guidelines prohibit unauthorized parties from accessing and disclosing employee e-mail and other personal workplace effects.&#10;D. Production Technologies

Accepted Answer

Employer privacy guidelines typically include provisions that prevent unauthorized access and disclosure of employee emails and personal effects in the workplace to protect employee privacy and comply with legal requirements.

Question 10

Future workplace e-mail privacy cases are expected to favor the employee.

Accepted Answer

Generally, courts have tended to favor the employer's right to monitor emails and other communications on company-owned devices and networks, as long as the employer has a legitimate business interest and has informed employees about monitoring policies.

Deck 18: E-Mail Privacy