Question 1

The OneDOJ database

Accepted Answer

The OneDOJ database is designed to give state and local police officers access to information provided by five federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, DEA, and ATF. It does not consolidate records from all U.S. governmental agencies into a single database, and it has not received the endorsement of the ACLU. It is also unclear whether the database fully implements the Code of Fair Information Practices.

Question 2

According to records leaked to the Guardian newspaper, which of the following kinds of information were not released by Verizon to the National Security Agency?

Accepted Answer

The leaked records indicate that Verizon provided the NSA with metadata, including the phone numbers involved in a call, the date and time of the call, and the duration of the call. However, there is no indication that Verizon provided recordings of the actual conversations.

Question 3

The Census Bureau has not always kept confidential the information it has collected. According to the textbook, this became apparent

Accepted Answer

The Census Bureau's confidentiality was notably compromised after the attack on Pearl Harbor, when it provided information to assist in the internment of Japanese Americans.

Question 4

According to the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, which organizations) cannot administer lie detector tests to job applicants?

Accepted Answer

The Employee Polygraph Protection Act prohibits most private employers from using lie detector tests for pre-employment screening or during employment. However, it does not apply to government agencies.

Question 5

The Fair Credit Reporting Act

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

What was the original purpose of Operation Shamrock?

Accepted Answer

The original purpose of Operation Shamrock was to intercept all international telegrams entering or leaving the United States. It was a secret surveillance program that began during World War II and continued until the 1970s. Its primary target was to gather intelligence on potential foreign agents and activities that could threaten national security.

Question 7

After Congress ruled that wiretapping was illegal

Accepted Answer

Despite the ruling, the FBI continued to wiretap people secretly. They argued that national security concerns justified their actions and that they were conducting "foreign intelligence surveillance," rather than domestic wiretapping. It wasn't until years later that the extent of the FBI's illegal wiretapping activities became public knowledge.

Question 8

The Financial Services Modernization Act

Accepted Answer

The Financial Services Modernization Act, also known as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, allows banks to offer insurance and stock brokerage services (Choice A), requires banks to disclose their privacy policies to consumers (Choice B), requires banks to inform consumers how they can "opt out" of having their confidential information released to other companies (Choice C), and requires banks to develop policies that will prevent unauthorized access of customers' confidential information (Choice D). Therefore, all of the above choices are correct.

Question 9

Which of the following laws does not provide some sort of authorization for governmental wiretapping?

Accepted Answer

The Federal Communications Act regulates communication by radio, wire, and cable in interstate and foreign communication. It does not provide authorization for wiretapping or government surveillance.

Question 10

The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

Accepted Answer

The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) gives students 18 years of age and older the right to review their educational records, request corrections to errors in their educational records, and prevent educational records from being released without their permission, except under certain circumstances. Therefore, option D is the correct answer as it includes all the above-mentioned rights.

Question 11

The FBI's National Crime Information Center database

Accepted Answer

The National Crime Information Center database contains more than 39 million records, according to official FBI sources. Option B is incorrect as it is not possible for the database to have information about every American citizen. Option C is false as there have been cases of false arrests due to incorrect data in the database. Option D is also incorrect as the database is updated in real-time, meaning that any new information is immediately accessible to law enforcement agencies.

Question 12

The Video Privacy Protection Act

Accepted Answer

The Video Privacy Protection Act specifically prohibits video stores from disclosing rental records without the written consent of the customer. The other choices are incorrect as they do not reflect the provisions of the act.

Question 13

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is D because the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requires online services to obtain parental consent before collecting any information from children 12 years old and younger. Option A is incorrect because the act does not make it illegal for an online service to request a credit card number from a child 17 years old and younger; it just requires parental consent to collect such information. Option B is incorrect because the act does not mandate online services to create aliases for children. Option C is also incorrect because the act does not prohibit children 12 years and younger from participating in chat rooms, but it does require parental consent for any information collected from children in chat rooms.

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of the categories in Daniel Solove's taxonomy of privacy?

Accepted Answer

The categories in Daniel Solove's taxonomy of privacy are information collection, information dissemination, information processing, and invasion. Therefore, option C, information filtering, is not one of the categories in his taxonomy.

Question 15

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Accepted Answer

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act attempts to limit the exchange of information among health care providers to that information necessary to care for the patient. It also includes provisions for protecting the privacy of patients' health information. While it does ensure certain consumer rights related to accessing their health records and keeping their health care provider when changing employers, it does not directly involve medical malpractice or lawsuits.

Question 16

Which of the following precepts is not part of the Code of Fair Information Practices?

Accepted Answer

The Code of Fair Information Practices does not include a precept stating that there must be a way for a person to collect damages for financial losses caused by incorrect information stored in a data record-keeping system. However, this may be addressed through other laws or regulations related to data protection and privacy.

Question 17

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which U.S. governmental agency collected telephone call records of tens of millions of Americans without a court order?

Accepted Answer

The National Security Agency (NSA) collected telephone call records of tens of millions of Americans without a court order after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Question 18

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Accepted Answer

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) specifically prohibits employers from using genetic information in making employment decisions, such as hiring, firing, or promotions. It does not apply exclusively to private employers and does not cover life insurance underwriting decisions.

Question 19

The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has to do with

Accepted Answer

The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution relates to search warrants, specifically protecting citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant or probable cause. It also requires any warrant to be issued by a judge and to describe the specific scope of the search.

Quiz 6: Privacy and the Government