Question 1

When you shop online, most retailers collect personal information about you.

Accepted Answer

When you shop online, retailers usually collect personal information such as your name, address, email address, and payment information. This is typically done to process your order and for marketing purposes. It is important to read a retailer's privacy policy before making a purchase online to understand how your personal information will be used and protected.

Question 2

At its inception, the Communications Decency Act of 1996 created broad immunity for internet service providers (ISPs)and websites.

Accepted Answer

The Communications Decency Act of 1996 provided immunity for ISPs and websites from being held liable for content posted by third-party users. This immunity was later narrowed by the 1997 decision of the Supreme Court in Reno v. ACLU.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) allows any intended recipient of an email to disclose its content without breaching any law. However, unauthorized interception or access to the email by a third party is prohibited by the ECPA.

Question 4

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

Jorgeson Co.'s actions violate Section 5 of the FTC Act, which prohibits deceptive or unfair practices in commerce. The company promised not to give out personal information without consent, but then did so, which is deceptive and unfair to the customer.

Question 5

Spam is illegal per se.

Accepted Answer

Spam is not necessarily illegal per se, but it can be illegal depending on its content and how it is sent (e.g. unsolicited commercial email). Laws and regulations regarding spam vary by country and region.

Question 6

What is user-generated content?

Accepted Answer

User-generated content refers to any content that is created and made publicly available by end users, such as blog posts, videos, photos, and social media posts. This content is often shared and amplified by other users, and can be a powerful tool for brand promotion and customer engagement.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Jan's actions could potentially be considered revenge porn, which is a criminal offense in some states. Additionally, defaming someone online is not protected under the First Amendment.

Question 8

The internet of things refers to internet-connected everyday devices, vehicles, and even buildings.

Accepted Answer

The statement is correct. The internet of things involves connecting various devices and objects to the internet in order to enhance their functionality and interconnectivity.

Question 9

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

The principle of net neutrality asserts that all internet traffic should be treated equally, regardless of its source, destination, or content. It does not specifically regulate among states, but rather applies to all users and providers of internet services.

Question 10

Social media postings, wikis, customer reviews, and blogs are all examples of user-generated content.

Accepted Answer

User-generated content refers to any form of content, such as postings, videos, reviews, or tweets, that are created by ordinary people rather than professional writers, journalists or filmmakers. They are often shared through social media platforms, web forums, or online communities.

Question 11

Burns Medicine Shop developed a website where customers could ask the pharmacists questions and could refill prescriptions online. What statute requires Burns to have and disclose a privacy policy to anyone using the website?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Burns Medicine Shop developed a website where...

Question 12

Data disposal laws require

Accepted Answer

Data disposal laws require businesses to destroy customer data and maintain reasonable security procedures to guard against theft. This ensures that personal data is not misused or stolen, protecting individuals from identity theft, financial fraud, and other types of cybercrime.

Question 13

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 is a federal statute that regulates email.

Accepted Answer

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 is a federal statute that regulates email, along with other types of electronic communications such as text messages and phone calls. It establishes privacy protections for the content of these communications, as well as rules for government access to them.

Question 14

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 email addresses, and age.

Accepted Answer

Under COPPA, websites must disclose how they will use the information they collect from children under the age of 13. The website in this scenario is collecting personal information from Sherry, who is 12 years old, so it falls under COPPA regulations.

Question 15

Rachel works for the Internal Revenue Service and keeps some personal information on her computer at work. There has been suspicion that Rachel has not been keeping tax return information confidential. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting unreasonable searches and seizures, protects Rachel from having the government review the personal information she has on her computer.

Accepted Answer

While the Fourth Amendment protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, it does not protect government employees from searches of their work computers if there is suspicion of illegal activity or policy violations. Employers have the right to monitor and access employee computers and files on work devices.

Question 16

The case of Chaney v. Fayette County Public School District held that

Accepted Answer

The case of Chaney v. Fayette County Public School District held that when someone shares a photo with friends online, he or she cannot justifiably expect that the photo will be kept private. The court ruled that the plaintiff had no reasonable expectation of privacy because she had voluntarily shared the photo with a select group of people and did so without any restrictions on dissemination.

Question 17

You make an online purchase of a hooded sweatshirt with the logo of the Dallas Cowboys. The next time you log on, your screen has a banner ad for Dallas Cowboy hats and shirts. This banner ad is most likely the result of

Accepted Answer

The banner ad is most likely the result of data mining. Data mining is the process of analyzing large data sets to identify patterns and relationships, which can then be used to predict future behavior or make personalized product recommendations. In this case, the website you made the online purchase from likely used data mining techniques to analyze your purchase history and browsing behavior, and then served you a personalized ad based on this data.

Question 18

The federal government has preempted the field of online privacy, so states may not pass their own online privacy statutes.

Accepted Answer

States can and have passed their own online privacy statutes, as the federal government has not fully preempted the field of online privacy, allowing states to enact laws that protect their residents' online privacy rights.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) prohibits internet operators from collecting information from children under the age of 13 without parental permission.

Question 20

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

The internet indeed originated in the 1960s as a project called ARPANET, aimed at linking military contractors and universities for information sharing. The World Wide Web, created by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the internet, effectively a subnetwork or service running on the broader infrastructure of the internet.

Quiz 9: Cyberlaw and Privacy