Question 1

Right now Quebec,Ontario,and Alberta are the only provinces with privacy laws for the private sector that meet European Union standards.

Accepted Answer

As of my last update, Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta have privacy laws, but only Quebec's law (Bill 64) is considered to meet the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) standards.

Question 2

In Europe,privacy protection is much more accommodating than in many non-European countries.

Accepted Answer

European privacy protection, particularly under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is known to be stricter and more comprehensive compared to many non-European countries.

Question 3

Copyright is the legal protection afforded intellectual property,such as a song,book,or video game.

Accepted Answer

Copyright is indeed the legal protection afforded to intellectual property such as a song, book, or video game.

Question 4

Spam is unsolicited e-mail.

Accepted Answer

Spam is defined as unsolicited or unwanted e-mail, often sent in bulk to a large number of recipients without their consent or request.

Question 5

In 2000,Parliament passed the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA),Canada's modern privacy law.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true. In 2000, Parliament passed the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), which is Canada's modern privacy law.

Question 6

The key concepts in patent law's determination of nonobviousness are originality,novelty,and value.

Accepted Answer

The key concepts in patent law's determination of nonobviousness are originality, novelty, and nonobviousness (also known as inventive step or inventive concept), not value.

Question 7

Many companies monitor what their employees are doing on the Internet to prevent them from wasting company resources on nonbusiness activities.

Accepted Answer

Many companies do indeed monitor their employees' internet activity to ensure they are using company resources for work-related tasks.

Question 8

Protection for trade secrets is enforced at the federal level.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

A cookie is a small file containing information about you and your Web activities that is deposited on your hard disk by a Web site.

Accepted Answer

Cookies are indeed small files that contain information about the user and their web activities, and they are stored on the hard disk by the website that the user is visiting.

Question 10

Most Internet businesses do very little to protect the privacy of their customers.

Accepted Answer

Many Internet businesses collect and use customer data without proper consent or protection, leaving their customers vulnerable to data breaches and privacy violations.

Question 11

The drawback to copyright protection is that the underlying ideas behind the work are not protected,only their manifestation in a product.

Accepted Answer

Copyright protection only extends to the specific expression of an idea in a tangible form, not the idea itself. This means that someone could still use the same idea and create a different expression of it without violating copyright.

Question 12

Web sites use "cookies" in order to obtain the names and addresses of their visitors.

Accepted Answer

Cookies are used to store user preferences and track user activity, but they do not inherently obtain names and addresses unless the user provides that information directly.

Question 13

Despite the passage of several laws defining and addressing computer crime,accessing a computer system without authorization is not yet a federal crime.

Accepted Answer

Accessing a computer system without authorization is a federal crime under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) of 1986, which has been amended several times since its enactment.

Question 14

A safe harbour is a private,self-regulating policy and enforcement mechanism that meets the objectives of government regulators and legislation but does not involve government regulation or enforcement.

Accepted Answer

A safe harbour is generally a voluntary, industry-led approach to regulation in which an organization agrees to follow certain principles, standards or codes of conduct. This approach can be used as an alternative to government regulation, and it aims to balance the interests of businesses and consumers while ensuring compliance with legal requirements. Safe harbour policies typically involve self-auditing, reporting, and monitoring mechanisms, and they may include penalties or other consequences for non-compliance. Overall, the goal of safe harbours is to provide a more flexible and responsive approach to regulation that can adapt to new technologies and market developments, while still ensuring consumer protection and public safety.

Question 15

According to the courts,in the creation of software,unique concepts,general functional features,and even colours are protectable by copyright law.

Accepted Answer

Copyright law generally protects the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves, which means unique concepts and general functional features are not typically protected. Colors alone are also not protectable by copyright.

Question 16

P3P encrypts or scrambles e-mail or data so that it cannot be read illicitly.

Accepted Answer

P3P (Platform for Privacy Preferences Project) is a protocol that enables websites to declare their privacy policies in a standardized format. It does not encrypt or scramble e-mails or data.

Question 17

The Copyright Office began registering software programs in the 1990s.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

The claim to privacy is protected in the Canadian,U.S.,and German constitutions in a in exactly the same way and in other countries through various statutes.

Accepted Answer

While all three countries protect the right to privacy in some form, the specific language and protections vary between their respective constitutions and laws. There is not a uniform approach to privacy protection across all countries.

Question 19

Spyware is software that comes hidden in downloaded applications and can track your online movements.

Accepted Answer

Spyware is a type of malicious software that is often hidden within downloaded applications and is designed to track a user's online movements, gather personal information, and display unwanted advertisements.

Question 20

The European Parliament has passed a ban on unsolicited commercial messaging.

Accepted Answer

The European Parliament has passed the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which includes a ban on unsolicited commercial messaging (also known as spam).

Quiz 4: Social, ethical, and Legal Issues in Information Systems