Exam 10: Privacy and Internet Law

Jorgeson Co. ,on its website,promised the company would not give a customer's personal information to third parties without the customer's consent,but then gave out such information anyway.This practice violates Section 5 of the FTC Act.

Stuart is vying for a promotion but faces competition from a coworker,Brenda.Without authorization,Stuart accesses stored company records and discovers an unfavorable email message Brenda had written about the company.Stuart sends the message to his supervisor in hopes of keeping Brenda from getting the promotion.Discuss whether Stuart has violated any statute and,if so,what sanctions he may face.

Under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act

Data disposal laws require

Which of the following is NOT true under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act?

Which of the following is NOT a core principle of the Fair Information Practices (FIPS)?

Explain the core principles in the Fair Information Practices.

Spam is illegal per se.

Unsolicited commercial email (UCE)or unsolicited bulk email (UBE)messages

Under what circumstances is intrusion into someone's private life a tort?

A website printed some truthful,but secret,information about Danielle.Which of the following would likely result in a court ruling that Danielle had NOT stated a claim under the public disclosure tort?

The case of Chaney v.Fayette County Public School District held that

The internet was started in the 1960s as a project to link military contractors and universities.The World Wide Web was created as a subnetwork of the internet.

The internet of things refers to internet-connected everyday devices,vehicles,and even buildings.

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 is a federal statute that regulates email.

Sherry,a 12-year-old,visited a website that wanted to know her family size,her parents' educational level,and her weekly allowance.The site also asked Sherry's name,mailing and email addresses,and age.

The federal government has preempted the field of online privacy,so states may not pass their own online privacy statutes.

Which of the following is a true statement regarding the EU General Data Protection Regulation?

At its inception,the Communications Decency Act of 1996 created broad immunity for internet service providers (ISPs)and websites.

Which of the following statements regarding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)is true?