Question 1

Which of the following statements is true of monitoring?
A)Monitoring enables employers to legally access confidential medical information about their employees.
B)Monitoring tends to create a friendly workplace without any suspicions.
C)Monitoring allows workers to control their environment.
D)Monitoring ensures effective performance by preventing the loss of productivity to inappropriate technology use.

Accepted Answer

Monitoring allows a manager to ensure effective,productive performance by preventing the loss of productivity to inappropriate technology use.

Question 2

In the context of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)of 1986,interception applies only:
A)to employees who work part time.
B)when monitoring is done without consent.
C)when employees resign from a company.
D)to messages in transit.

Accepted Answer

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)of 1986 prohibits the interception or unauthorized access of stored communications.However,courts have ruled that interception applies only to messages in transit and not to messages that have actually reached company computers.Therefore,the impact of the ECPA is to punish electronic monitoring only by third parties and not by employers.

Question 3

The utilitarian view holds that individual rights to privacy or right to control information about oneself may be outweighed in cases where:
A)public safety is at risk.
B)an employee has prior notice on possible privacy invasion.
C)an employee has access to his or her employer's money.
D)employee productivity is low.

Accepted Answer

Where public safety is at risk,there is arguably a compelling public interest claim from a utilitarian perspective that may be sufficiently persuasive to outweigh any one individual's right to privacy or right to control information about oneself.

Question 4

Identify a true statement about the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA)of 2009.
A)It allows employers to collect genetic information from employees in order to monitor the biological effects of toxic substances in the workplace.
B)It excludes family medical history from one's genetic information.
C)It prevents employers from collecting genetic information in order to comply with the Family Medical Leave Act.
D)It prevents employers from releasing genetic information about an employee to a public health agency.

Accepted Answer

Under GINA,an employer can collect genetic information in order to comply with the Family Medical Leave Act or to monitor the biological effects of toxic substances in the workplace.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true regarding the laws on employer monitoring?
A)Increasingly,states in the United States are enacting laws to limit employer monitoring powers.
B)All states in the United States require employers to notify workers when they are being monitored.
C)The U.S.Supreme Court has prohibited employers from monitoring their employees.
D)The U.S.Supreme Court has prohibited employers from reviewing employees' Internet use.

Accepted Answer

Only two states in the United States,Connecticut and Delaware,require employers to notify workers when they are being monitored.Increasingly,however,states are enacting laws to limit employer monitoring powers.

Question 6

Which of the following acts stipulates that employers cannot use "protected health information" in making employment decisions without prior consent?
A)The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
B)The Federal Information Security Management Act
C)The Personal Information and Health Documents Act
D)The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Accepted Answer

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)stipulates that employers cannot use "protected health information" in making employment decisions without prior consent.Protected health information includes all medical records or other individually identifiable health information.

Question 7

Which of the following prohibits the "interception" or unauthorized access of stored communications?
A)The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986
B)The Computer Security Act of 1987
C)The Privacy Act of 1974
D)The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986

Accepted Answer

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA)prohibits the "interception" or unauthorized access of stored communications.

Question 8

Identify a true statement about the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA)of 2008.
A)It mandates all employees to disclose their genetic information to their employers.
B)It does not include the family medical history of a person.
C)It prevents employers from monitoring their employees.
D)It prohibits discriminatory treatment in employment based on genetic information.

Accepted Answer

The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA)of 2008 became effective in November 2009 and prohibits discriminatory treatment in employment based on genetic information.GINA presents interesting questions because it defines genetic information in a more broad sense than one might imagine.

Question 9

The desire to place workers in appropriate positions,to ensure compliance with affirmative action requirements,or to administer workplace benefits is sufficient reason for employers to undertake employee _____.
A)training
B)orientation
C)monitoring
D)drug testing

Accepted Answer

Monitoring allows employers to manage their workplaces to place workers in appropriate positions,to ensure compliance with affirmative action requirements,or to administer workplace benefits.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 is true?
A)Courts have ruled that the "interception" of stored communications applies only to messages that have actually reached company computers.
B)A firm that secures employee consent to monitoring at the time of hire is immune from ECPA liability.
C)The impact of the ECPA is to punish electronic monitoring only by employers.
D)The ECPA does not allow interception even when consent has been granteD.

Accepted Answer

A firm that secures employee consent to monitoring at the time of hire is immune from ECPA liability.

Question 11

_____ refers to the body of law comprised of the decisions handed down by courts,rather than specified in any particular statutes or regulations.
A)Statutory law
B)Common law
C)Civil law
D)Constitutional law

Accepted Answer

Common law refers to the body of law comprised of the decisions handed down by courts,rather than specified in any particular statutes or regulations.

Question 12

One of the attributes of technology and its usage is that it:
A)prohibits access to any information that was once easily accessible.
B)ensures that the lines between people's personal lives and professional lives are not blurred.
C)keeps employees within the boundaries of their workplace even in the outside world.
D)reduces the privacy concerns of individuals.

Accepted Answer

Because technology allows us to work from almost anywhere on this planet,we are seldom out of the boundaries of our workplace.Our total accessibility creates new expectations,and therefore conflicts.

Question 13

The U.S.Department of Commerce negotiated a Safe Harbor exception with the European Union:
A)because the United States would not qualify as having adequate data protection.
B)so that the European Union could get access to personal information.
C)so that each European country could maintain its own standard of information gathering and protection while trading with the United States.
D)because the law required that all imports from the European Union meet the Safe Harbor standards.

Accepted Answer

Because the United States would not qualify as having adequate protection,the U.S.Department of Commerce negotiated a Safe Harbor exception for firms that maintain a certain level of protection of information.

Question 14

According to economist Antonio Argandona,which of the following elements would include issues relating to company secrets,espionage,and intelligence gathering?
A)Truthfulness and accuracy
B)Respect for property and safety rights
C)Respect for privacy
D)Accountability

Accepted Answer

According to economist Antonio Argandona,respect for privacy would include issues relating to company secrets,espionage,and intelligence gathering.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true of drug testing?
A)Drug testing allows employees to control their environment.
B)Drug testing tends to provide a productivity benefit for companies.
C)There are no laws prohibiting employers from inquiring about an employee's use of prescription drugs.
D)There are no legal issues relating to monitoring employees through drug testing.

Accepted Answer

Drug testing may provide a productivity benefit for companies.However,such policies may introduce legal and ethical challenges for employers.The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits employers from inquiring about an employee's use of prescription drugs unless the employer has a reasonable basis for believing that the worker poses a safety threat or is unable to do his or her job.

Question 16

When we do not get to know someone because we do not have to see that person in order to do our business,we often do not take into account the impact of our decisions on him or her.This is a challenge posed by the:
A)facelessness that results from the use of new technology accessible in the workplace.
B)knowledge gap that exists between people who understand the technology and others who do not understand it.
C)lack of clear boundaries between people's personal and professional lives.
D)assumption by users of technology that the Internet is safe.

Accepted Answer

A challenge posed by the new technology accessible in the workplace is the facelessness that results from its use.When we do not get to know someone because we do not have to see that person in order to do our business,we often do not take into account the impact of our decisions on him or her.

Question 17

Identify a legal violation that occurs when someone intentionally interferes in the private affairs of another when the interference would be "highly offensive to a reasonable person."
A)Battery
B)Conflict of interest
C)Intrusion into seclusion
D)Defamation

Accepted Answer

The "invasion of privacy" claim with which most people are familiar is one that developed through case law called intrusion into seclusion.This legal violation occurs when someone intentionally intrudes on the private affairs of another when the intrusion would be "highly offensive to a reasonable person."

Question 18

Which of the following is true about the European Union's Directive on Personal Data Protection?
A)It prohibits EU firms from transferring personal information to a non-EU country unless that country maintains "adequate protections" of its own.
B)It is also known as the European Union Safe Harbor Act.
C)It encourages member countries to maintain myriad standards for information gathering and protection.
D)It states that United States is the only non-member country that maintains "adequate protection" of personal data.

Accepted Answer

The European Union's Directive on Personal Data Protection prohibits EU firms from transferring personal information to a non-EU country unless that country maintains "adequate protections" of its own;in other words,protections equivalent to those the directive guarantees in EU countries.

Question 19

If the basis for finding an invasion of privacy is often an employee's legitimate and reasonable expectation of privacy,then a situation where there is no real expectation of privacy occurs when the:
A)employee has actual notice.
B)work involves handling huge amounts of money.
C)work requires complete transparency from the employee.
D)employee belongs to a minority group.

Accepted Answer

Since the basis for finding an invasion of privacy is often the employee's legitimate and reasonable expectation of privacy,if an employee has actual notice,then there truly is no real expectation of privacy.

Question 20

The Constitution's Fourth Amendment protection against an unreasonable search and seizure governs only the public sector workplace because:
A)unions exist only in public sector organizations.
B)the private sector does not cater to appeals of unreasonable search or seizure.
C)the Constitution applies only to state action.
D)only public sector organizations deal with classified information.

Accepted Answer

The Constitution's Fourth Amendment protection against an unreasonable search and seizure governs only the public sector workplace because the Constitution applies only to state action.

Quiz 7: Ethical Decision Making: Technology and Privacy in the Workplace

Which of the following statements is true of monitoring?

In the context of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986,interception applies only:

The utilitarian view holds that individual rights to privacy or right to control information about oneself may be outweighed in cases where:

Identify a true statement about the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) of 2009.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the laws on employer monitoring?

Which of the following acts stipulates that employers cannot use "protected health information" in making employment decisions without prior consent?

Which of the following prohibits the "interception" or unauthorized access of stored communications?

Identify a true statement about the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) of 2008.

The desire to place workers in appropriate positions,to ensure compliance with affirmative action requirements,or to administer workplace benefits is sufficient reason for employers to undertake employee _____.

Which of the following statements about the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 is true?

_____ refers to the body of law comprised of the decisions handed down by courts,rather than specified in any particular statutes or regulations.

One of the attributes of technology and its usage is that it:

The U.S.Department of Commerce negotiated a Safe Harbor exception with the European Union:

According to economist Antonio Argandona,which of the following elements would include issues relating to company secrets,espionage,and intelligence gathering?

Which of the following statements is true of drug testing?

When we do not get to know someone because we do not have to see that person in order to do our business,we often do not take into account the impact of our decisions on him or her.This is a challenge posed by the:

Identify a legal violation that occurs when someone intentionally interferes in the private affairs of another when the interference would be "highly offensive to a reasonable person."

Which of the following is true about the European Union's Directive on Personal Data Protection?

If the basis for finding an invasion of privacy is often an employee's legitimate and reasonable expectation of privacy,then a situation where there is no real expectation of privacy occurs when the:

The Constitution's Fourth Amendment protection against an unreasonable search and seizure governs only the public sector workplace because: