Exam 8: Security Issues, Ethics, and Emerging Technologies in Education

Closes a narrow loophole in the law that allowed people to give away copyrighted material (such as software) on the Internet without legal repercussions

Regulates disclosure of cable television subscriber records

Protects children from obscene and pornographic materials by requiring libraries to install filtering software on their computers; upheld by the Supreme Court in July 2003

Establishes the Dot Kids domain that lists only Web sites that conform to policies to protect children under the age of 13; it functions similarly to the children's section of a library and was ruled unconstitutional in 2004

Restricts activities of telemarketers

Gives students and parents access to school records and limits disclosure of and records to unauthorized parties

Gives law enforcement the right to impose penalties on people using the Internet to distribute spam

Amends 1984 and 1996 acts to outlaw transmission of harmful computer code such as viruses

Strictly outlines procedures federal agencies must follow when looking at customer records in banks

Forbids retailers from releasing or selling video-rental records without customer consent or a court order