Deck 3: Ethics and Privacy

Question 1

The ____________ ethical standard states that an ethical action is the one that provides the most good or does the least harm.

A) Common good
B) Fairness
C) Rights
D) Utilitarian
E) Well-being

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A code of ethics is a collection of principles that are intended to guide decision making by members of the organization.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following is not a step in ethical decision making?

A) Recognize the ethical issue.
B) Get the facts.
C) Evaluate alternative actions.
D) Make a decision and test it.
E) All of these are steps in ethical decision making.

Answer 3

E

Question 4

The individual's right of privacy supersedes the public's right to know.

Question 5

The _____________ ethical standard states that ethical actions treat all human beings equally.

A) Common good
B) Fairness
C) Rights
D) Utilitarian
E) Well-being

Question 6

When you interview for a job at a company, it is likely that the company will Google you and search social networking sites for information on you.

Question 7

Improvements in information technologies are leading to a decreasing number of ethical problems.

Question 8

_____ issues involve collecting, storing, and disseminating information about individuals.

A) Privacy
B) Accuracy
C) Transferability
D) Property
E) Accessibility

Question 9

The "safe harbor" framework details how the European Union exports data about U.S. citizens.

Question 10

The flow of information among countries is called transborder data flows.

Question 11

The right of privacy is absolute.

Question 12

In general, employees have high legal protection against surveillance by employers.

Question 13

What is _____ is not necessarily _____.

A) Illegal, unethical
B) Ethical, illegal
C) Unethical, illegal
D) Unethical, legal
E) Ethical, legal

Question 14

The _______________ ethical standard states that respect and compassion for all others is the basis for ethical actions.

A) Common good
B) Fairness
C) Rights
D) Utilitarian
E) Well-being

Question 15

The Platform for Privacy Preferences automatically communicates privacy policies between a commerce Web site and its visitors.

Question 16

The ____________ ethical standard states that an ethical action is the one that best protects and respects the moral rights of the affected parties.

A) Common good
B) Fairness
C) Rights
D) Utilitarian
E) Well-being

Question 17

The opt-out model of informed consent allows a company to collect personal information until the customers specifically requests otherwise.

Question 18

Various organizations that promote fair and responsible use of information systems often develop a _____.

A) Code of ethics
B) Strategic plan
C) Mission statement
D) Responsibility charter
E) Goals outline

Question 19

An individual or organization faced with an ethical decision is basically considering whether to break the law.

Question 20

_____ issues involve the authenticity and fidelity of information that is collected and processed.

A) Privacy
B) Accuracy
C) Transferability
D) Property
E) Accessibility

Question 21

Data aggregators sell digital dossiers to companies that want to know their customers better. This practice is called ________.

A) Customer relationships
B) Customer profiling
C) Customer intimacy
D) Customer knowledge
E) Spying

Question 22

Which of the following statements is not correct?

A) Employees have limited protection against surveillance by employers.
B) The large majority of organizations monitor employee Internet usage.
C) The large majority of organizations use URL filtering.
D) As with normal first-class mail, employers cannot read employee e-mail.
E) Employees should be aware that surveillance is legal.

Question 23

Refer to IT's About Business 3.2 -- Big Brother is Watching You: Which of the following is false about photo tagging?

A) Users must assign names to people in photos.
B) People do not need to give permission to be tagged.
C) Facial-recognition software can only look for similar facial features among the user's photos.
D) Facial-recognition software can look at videos as well as photos.
E) There is no way a person can stop this.

Question 24

Refer to Opening Case- What to Do About WikiLeaks?: Which of the following is false about WikiLeaks?

A) Anyone can submit files to WikiLeaks.
B) The most controversial expose involved the U.S. government.
C) Governments and companies are using network forensics to identify intruders who break into systems.
D) Because of WikiLeaks, governments and companies are trying to use data leak prevention software to prevent unauthorized downloads.
E) WikiLeaks is legally protected in the U.S. because it is merely a conduit for the documents.

Question 25

Refer to IT's About Business 3.2 -- Big Brother is Watching You: Is the use of privately collected data without a person's knowledge unethical? Which of the following is not increasing the amount of collected data?

A) Inexpensive database management software
B) Inexpensive digital sensors
C) Low-cost digital cameras
D) Cell phones with cameras and GPS sensors
E) Low cost of storing digital data

Question 26

_____ issues involve who may obtain information and how much they should pay for this information.

A) Privacy
B) Accuracy
C) Transferability
D) Property
E) Accessibility

Question 27

Refer to IT's About Business 3.3 - Your Privacy on Facebook: Which of the following is false about Facebook's privacy polices?

A) Facebook puts the responsibility of privacy in the hands of the user.
B) Facebook as an "off switch" that lets users block all access to their information from third-party applications and Web sites.
C) Facebook's CEO feels that privacy is no longer a social norm.
D) Facebook created new "buckets" that could be designated to groups of people.
E) Facebook uses an Opt-in model.

Question 28

Which of the following is not an ethical issue related to IT?

A) Privacy
B) Accuracy
C) Accountability
D) Property (such as intellectual property)
E) Accessibility to information

Question 29

Identify and analyze the fundamental ethical issues involved with information technology.

Question 30

Refer to IT's About Business 3.1: Which of the following is false?

A) Two employees talking about a customer's account is an ethical issue.
B) Employees talking to friends about peoples bank accounts is an ethical issue.
C) Educating employees will solve the problems at the bank.
D) ShaNiqua should have told the bank managers.
E) Strong information technology security is not the solution.

Question 31

Which of the following statements is correct?

A) International privacy and security laws are very consistent.
B) Consistent international privacy and security laws help companies with their regulatory requirements from country to country.
C) Consistent international privacy and security laws enable information to flow freely among countries.
D) The absence of consistent international privacy and security laws has led to a complex global legal framework.
E) Consistent international privacy and security laws are followed by all countries.

Question 32

Privacy advocates prefer which model of informed consent?

A) Opt-in
B) Opt-out
C) Either A or B
D) Neither A nor B

Question 33

What is the relationship between advances in information technology and the practice of profiling?

A) Advances in IT make it more difficult to profile individuals.
B) Advances in IT have no impact on profiling.
C) Advances in IT make it more expensive to profile individuals.
D) Advances in IT make it easier to profile individuals.

Question 34

_____________ means accepting the consequences of your decisions and actions.

A) Privacy
B) Responsibility
C) Transferability
D) Accountability
E) Liability

Question 35

How does society keep owners of electronic bulletin boards from disseminating offensive or untrue content? This is a difficult question because it involves the conflict between _____ on the one hand and _____ on the other.

A) The public, the individual
B) The public, ethics
C) Freedom of speech, privacy
D) The individual, freedom of speech
E) Ethics, security

Question 36

Which of the following statements is correct?

A) An individual's right to privacy is absolute.
B) Determining and enforcing privacy regulations can be difficult.
C) An individual's right to privacy supersedes the needs of society.
D) Advances in information technologies have not affected individual privacy.
E) The Internet has increased individuals' privacy.

Question 37

The process of profiling:

A) Increases individual privacy.
B) Decreases individual privacy.
C) Has no effect on individual privacy.
D) Is illegal in more than half of the states.
E) Is legal but unethical.

Question 38

Discuss the fundamental tenants of ethics: responsibility, accountability, and liability.

Question 39

______________ determines who is responsible for the actions taken.

A) Privacy
B) Responsibility
C) Transferability
D) Accountability
E) Liability

Question 40

______________ is a legal concept that gives individuals the right to recover the damages done to them by other individuals, organizations, or systems.

A) Privacy
B) Responsibility
C) Transferability
D) Accountability
E) Liability

Question 41

Explain why something that is unethical might not necessarily be illegal.

Question 42

Shelli runs a small boutique in Tel Aviv. Her intern just came to her with a new design for her Web site. Shelli really likes the design, and she informs the intern that he is quite the artist.

Question 43

Discuss the two rules of privacy: The right of privacy is not absolute, and the public's right to know supersedes the individual's right to privacy.

Question 44

Shelli runs a small boutique in Tel Aviv. Her intern was checking the boutique's Facebook page and noticed some negative comments. He deleted them. At the end of the day, when they were closing up, he told Shelli about the comments and what he had done. Shelli was not pleased, and she told him so. Why wasn't Shelli pleased?

A) She didn't like hearing anything negative about her store.
B) People are free to say what they wish.
C) She thought he should ask her before he deleted them.
D) He wasn't supposed to be checking Facebook.
E) All of these are reasons for Shelli's not being pleased.

Question 45

Shelli runs a small boutique in Tel Aviv. She has built up a very nice client base and regularly sends her clients a newsletter. A new bakery business down the block wants to buy Shelli's client list from her. If Shelli does sell the list, which ethical issue related to IT would be involved?

A) Privacy
B) Accuracy
C) Accountability
D) Property (such as intellectual property)

Question 46

Compare and contrast the two informed consent models: opt-in and opt-out. Why do companies prefer one over the other? Why do privacy advocates prefer one over the other?

Question 47

Shelli runs a small boutique in Tel Aviv. She has built up a very nice client base and regularly sends her clients a newsletter. Clients fill out a form to join her mailing list. Shelli indicates on the form that client information will not be shared without permission. This policy illustrates which ethical issue related to IT?

A) Privacy
B) Accuracy
C) Accountability
D) Property (such as intellectual property)
E) Accessibility to information

Question 48

Shelli runs a small boutique in Tel Aviv. She accepts credit cards and writes the number on her copy of the receipt in case there is a problem later. This practice involves which ethical issue related to IT?

A) Privacy
B) Accuracy
C) Accountability
D) Property (such as intellectual property)
E) Accessibility to information

Question 49

Discuss the international aspects of privacy. How do these aspects impact transborder data flows?

Question 50

Compare and contrast the four widely used stands for ethics: utilitarian, rights, fairness, and common good.

Question 51

Shelli runs a small boutique in Tel Aviv. She has built up a very nice client base and regularly sends her clients a newsletter. She keeps all her client data on her laptop in a password-protected file. Her decision to protect the file reflects which ethical issue related to IT?

A) Privacy
B) Accuracy
C) Accountability
D) Property (such as intellectual property)
E) Accessibility to information