Deck 6: Privacy

Question 1

What are some principles of internet privacy, and how are they implemented?

Answer 1

Not Answer

Question 2

Describe ways in which the right of privacy to be protected has been argued.

Answer 2

Not Answer

Question 3

One of the biggest issues in consumer privacy is when____________.

A) companies find out what customers most like
B) companies sell their collected information to other companies
C) companies use databases to store customer information
D) companies keep personal information on employees

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is the best definition of privacy?

A) when certain facts are not known to others
B) when information about ourselves is under our control
C) to be free of to make choices
D) to be free of supervision

Question 5

An example of an acceptable use of employees' medical information would be .

A) for reporting to the government
B) to determine eligibility for employment
C) for determining benefits that would be needed
D) to gather companywide statistics to share with employees

Question 6

Employers may want to use psychological testing on employees primarily____________.

A) to gauge suitability for a job
B) to detect potential sources of trouble
C) for statistical reporting purposes
D) to test for intelligence

Question 7

Employers feel the need to monitor their employees at work primarily____________.

A) to influence them
B) to keep them safe
C) to be competitive
D) to maintain productivity

Question 8

The ethical meaning of privacy originates from____________.

A) the Bill of Rights
B) the idea of freedom of thought
C) the twentieth century
D) the use of contraceptives

Question 9

What are some reasons that employers collect personal employee information? In what ways might such collection raise ethical problems?

Question 10

Utilitarian arguments for privacy focus on____________.

A) the rights of individuals
B) the harm in violation
C) breaking the law
D) justice

Question 11

One way to protect people's privacy on the internet is to____________.

A) a. allow them to opt out of information collecting
B) b. give them choices as to what will be done with their information
C) c. only share information that people voluntarily provide
D) d. only use information in a way that helps the free market

Question 12

The Freedom of Information Act of 1966 had the unforeseen consequence of .

A) making government more transparent in their dealings
B) making corporations more transparent in their dealings
C) compromising confidentiality about private individuals
D) making information more readily available to individuals

Question 13

A Kantian argument for privacy focuses on____________.

A) not harming people
B) contractual obligations
C) violations of the law
D) a setting of trust