Deck 21: New Technologies: Wiretapping, Privacy, and Related First Amendment Issues

Question 1

Strict encryption technology policy was created under the ______.

A) Bush Administration
B) Clinton Administration
C) Carter Administration
D) Ford Administration.

Answer 1

Clinton Administration

Question 2

Prior to the introduction of digital communications, fiber-optic systems, and encryption techniques, electronic eavesdropping by law enforcement was simpler to conduct.97

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Telecommunications carriers were required to guarantee they could isolate and intercept allwire and electronic communication once legal authority had been obtained under the language of the ______.

A) Carnivore
B) USA PATRIOT Act
C) CALEA
D) DCS1000

Answer 3

CALEA

Question 4

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the authority to create rules establishing technical standards concerning wiretapping.

Question 5

President Clinton transferred the responsibility for regulating encryption technology from the Department of State to the Department of ______.

A) Commerce
B) Defense
C) Energy
D) Education

Question 6

United States encryption technology policy was brought into line with the European Union(EU), Japan and other trade and security partners under ______.

A) George W. Bush
B) Bill Clinton
C) Ronald Reagan
D) Jimmy Carter

Question 7

The e-mail/electronic communications surveillance program that requires ISP's to attach a boxto their networks so the FBI can monitor the traffic that passes through their facility is called______.

A) CALEA
B) USA PATRIOT
C) open register
D) Carnivore

Question 8

The Act passed following the September 11 terrorist attacks was the ______.

A) USA PATRIOT Act
B) CALEA
C) Carnivore
D) 1996 Telecom Act

Question 9

A warrant that enables law enforcement agencies to secretly enter homes and other privateareas to search and inspect items for evidence and in some instances, seize physical property and electronic communications, is called a ______.

A) pen register
B) DCS1000
C) sneak and peak
D) CALEA

Question 10

Under the USA PATRIOT Act, the government can collect information about the web browsing, e-mail, voice-mail and person-to-person activities of Americans.98

Question 11

Do you agree or disagree with the expansion of government powers to collect information about individuals? Why or why not? What are some of the implications of your viewpoint?