Deck 6: Ethics and Privacy

Question 1

The ___________ approach states that an ethical action is the one that provides the most good or does the least harm.

A) common good
B) fairness
C) rights
D) utilitarian

Answer 1

D

Question 2

_______ refers to determining who is responsible for actions that were taken.

A) Accountability
B) Due process
C) Liability
D) Responsibility

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is the fourth step in developing a general framework for ethics?

A) Act and reflect on the outcome of your decision
B) Evaluate alternative actions
C) Get the facts
D) Make a decision and test it
E) Recognize an ethical issue

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The ___________ approach maintains that an ethical action is the one that best protects and respects the moral rights of the affected parties.

A) common good
B) fairness
C) rights
D) utilitarian

Question 5

Which of the following is the second step in developing a general framework for ethics?

A) Act and reflect on the outcome of your decision
B) Evaluate alternative actions
C) Get the facts
D) Make a decision and test it
E) Recognize an ethical issue

Question 6

____________ means that you accept the consequences of your decisions and actions.

A) Accountability
B) Due process
C) Liability
D) Responsibility

Question 7

Marriott was investigated by _________ for blocking Wi-Fi services in its hotels' conference spaces and was found ___________.

A) the FCC; in violation of the Communications Act
B) the FCC; innocent since they had valid security claims
C) the SEC; in violation of the Communications Act
D) the SEC; innocent since they had valid security claims

Question 8

Which of the following is the fifth step in developing a general framework for ethics?

A) Act and reflect on the outcome of your decision
B) Evaluate alternative actions
C) Get the facts
D) Make a decision and test it
E) Recognize an ethical issue

Question 9

Suppose your company is thinking about how it can improve employee benefits. The company feels its policies will set the standard for how other companies will handle salary and health benefit issues, so it wants to ensure its employees receive the best treatment possible. From this viewpoint, the company is taking the ________ approach to ethics.

A) common good
B) fairness
C) rights
D) utilitarian

Question 10

As judged by the FCC, the primary reason Marriott blocked Wi-Fi services in its hotels' conference spaces was to __________.

A) ensure conference attendees paid attention at the conference
B) get customers to pay for wireless provided by the hotel
C) prevent attendees from launching cyberattacks
D) reduce expenses for conference sponsors

Question 11

Which of the following is the third step in developing a general framework for ethics?

A) Act and reflect on the outcome of your decision
B) Evaluate alternative actions
C) Get the facts
D) Make a decision and test it
E) Recognize an ethical issue

Question 12

Which of the following is the first step in developing a general framework for ethics?

A) Act and reflect on the outcome of your decision
B) Evaluate alternative actions
C) Get the facts
D) Make a decision and test it
E) Recognize an ethical issue

Question 13

Suppose your company is thinking about how it can improve employee benefits with specific emphasis on what is required by the law. From this viewpoint, the company is taking the ________ approach to ethics.

A) common good
B) fairness
C) rights
D) utilitarian

Question 14

Suppose your company is thinking about how it can improve employee benefits. The company believes increasing salary and health benefits will improve employee morale which, in turn, should improve customer satisfaction. However, the company also wants to make sure the shareholders will not suffer financial harm since more money will be spent internally. From this viewpoint, the company is taking the _______ approach to ethics.

A) common good
B) fairness
C) rights
D) utilitarian

Question 15

The _________ approach posits that ethical actions treat all human beings equally or, if unequally, then fairly, based on some defensible standard.

A) common good
B) fairness
C) rights
D) utilitarian

Question 16

Technology is disrupting profitable services that hotels previously provided to their guests. Which of the following is NOT an example of one of these services?

A) Internet access
B) Laundry pick-up
C) Premium television
D) Showering services

Question 17

The _______ approach highlights the interlocking relationships that underlie all societies such that respect and compassion for all others is the basis for ethical actions.

A) common good
B) fairness
C) rights
D) utilitarian

Question 18

Suppose your company is thinking about how it can improve employee benefits. The company feels upper management should receive the highest salaries since they have to make more risky business decisions while employees on the shop floor should receive the best healthcare since they accept the most risk physically. From this viewpoint, the company is taking the ________ approach to ethics.

A) common good
B) fairness
C) rights
D) utilitarian

Question 19

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002 was passed because executives were convicted of various types of fraud for using illegal accounting practices. _______ was NOT one of the companies with highly publicized fiascos during 2001 and 2002.

A) Enron
B) Tyco
C) Wells Fargo
D) WorldCom

Question 20

_________ is a legal concept that gives individuals the right to recover the damages done to them by other individuals, organizations, or systems.

A) Accountability
B) Due process
C) Liability
D) Responsibility

Question 21

The public's right to know _________ the individual's right of privacy.

A) cannot overrule
B) is equal to
C) supersedes
D) supports

Question 22

________ issues involve the ownership and value of information.

A) Accessibility
B) Accuracy
C) Privacy
D) Property

Question 23

__________ is NOT an example of a profiler.

A) Acxiom
B) ChoicePoint
C) Facebook
D) LexisNexis

Question 24

___________ issues involve collecting, storing, and disseminating information about individuals.

A) Accessibility
B) Accuracy
C) Privacy
D) Property

Question 25

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) was developed to address _________ issues.

A) Accessibility
B) Accuracy
C) Privacy
D) Property

Question 26

Workplace surveillance is a(n) _________ issue.

A) Accessibility
B) Accuracy
C) Privacy
D) Property

Question 27

On your latest transcript, you notice your college has an incorrect middle initial for you. This is a(n) ____________ issue.

A) Accessibility
B) Accuracy
C) Privacy
D) Property

Question 28

___________ issues involve the authenticity, fidelity, and correctness of information that is collected and processed.

A) Accessibility
B) Accuracy
C) Privacy
D) Property

Question 29

Citizens have the right to be forgotten by Google in __________.

A) China
B) India
C) the European Union
D) the United States

Question 30

The ______ model of informed consent prohibits an organization from collecting any personal information unless the customer specifically authorizes it.

A) opt-down
B) opt-in
C) opt-out
D) opt-up

Question 31

The ___________ Act was passed because executives were convicted of various types of fraud for using illegal accounting practices.

A) Civil Liberties
B) Communications
C) Health Insurance Accountability
D) Sarbanes-Oxley

Question 32

Suppose you are working for a large corporation in New York City. You like to do some online shopping during your lunchbreak on your work computer. This is a(n) _________ issue.

A) Accessibility
B) Accuracy
C) Privacy
D) Property

Question 33

Volkswagen used a defeat device to sell its __________.

A) diesel cars
B) diesel trucks
C) gasoline-powered cars
D) gasoline-powered trucks

Question 34

The _______ model of informed consent permits the company to collect personal information until the customer specifically requests that the data not be collected.

A) opt-down
B) opt-in
C) opt-out
D) opt-up

Question 35

Volkswagen used __________ to cheat on emissions testing.

A) databases
B) hardware
C) networks
D) software

Question 36

___________ issues revolve around who should have access to information and whether they should pay a fee for this access.

A) Accessibility
B) Accuracy
C) Privacy
D) Property

Question 37

_________ is an electronic profile of you and your habits.

A) A database
B) A digital dossier
C) Facebook
D) Google Drive

Question 38

The average price of a smartphone has increased _______ percent since 2000, and the phone's processing capability has increased by _______ percent.

A) 17; 13,000
B) 100; 100
C) 500; 1000
D) 13,000; 17

Question 39

Citizens in the European Union have the right to be forgotten by _________.

A) Bing
B) Facebook
C) Google
D) Twitter

Question 40

Privacy advocates prefer the ________ model of informed consent.

A) opt-down
B) opt-in
C) opt-out
D) opt-up

Question 41

The main experiment discussed in "The Facebook Experiments" case study evaluated _________.

A) ease of making friends
B) human emotion
C) marketing effectiveness
D) news sharing abilities

Question 42

Marriott is allowed to block Wi-Fi services in its hotels so that it can protect the company's network from cyberattacks.

Question 43

John Hancock partnered with __________ to monitor their customers.

A) Facebook
B) Google
C) StingRay
D) Vitality

Question 44

Ashley Madison was a victim of _________.

A) Cell phone hacking
B) Cyberterrorism
C) Digital profiling
D) Electronic surveillance

Question 45

The first step in developing a general framework for ethics is to get the facts about the ethical issue.

Question 46

What is unethical is not necessarily illegal.

Question 47

Ashley Madison was hacked by ________ on July 15, 2015.

A) Anonymous
B) China
C) The FCC
D) The Impact Team

Question 48

Advancements in information technologies have generated a new set of ethical problems.

Question 49

The __________ has authorized the Harris Corporation to sell a surveillance device that tracks cellphones.

A) ACLU
B) FBI
C) FCC
D) SEC

Question 50

In general, Facebook collects information about you to sell to marketers unless you specifically adjust your privacy setting. This is an ________ model of informed consent.

A) opt-down
B) opt-in
C) opt-out
D) opt-up

Question 51

According to the book, ________ does not currently offer usage-based automobile insurance.

A) Allstate
B) Nationwide
C) Progressive
D) State Farm

Question 52

Deciding what is right or wrong is typically easy and clear-cut.

Question 53

Which of the following is TRUE of usage-based automobile insurance?

A) Drivers with a good driving record can receive a discount up to 30 percent.
B) It collects GPS data.
C) It is used to create a "driver score" much like a credit score.
D) Participation in the program has minimal costs for the driver.

Question 54

Which of the following is FALSE of the Dark Web?

A) It can be accessed only through a browser called Tor.
B) It is not indexed by search engines.
C) It is primarily used by the government.
D) It is WWW content that exists on networks that require encryption, specific software, or authorization to access.

Question 55

When you purchase a product online, many sites provide a checkbox asking if you would like to receive promotional e-mails based on your purchases and searches. This is an ______ model of informed consent.

A) opt-down
B) opt-in
C) opt-out
D) opt-up

Question 56

According to the book, Facebook's experiment on human emotion _______ illegal; Facebook stated the experiment __________ have been done differently.

A) was; should
B) was; should not
C) was not; should
D) was not; should not

Question 57

Which of the following is FALSE of the Facebook experiments?

A) Facebook's News feeds changes may have boosted the 2012 voter turnout by as much as 3 percent.
B) One of Facebook's objectives is to help users identify their interests.
C) Participants give their permission to be studied and are aware of frequent experimentation.
D) Users who received more positive content on their News Feed had more positive status updates.

Question 58

StingRays are devices that capture ________ traffic.

A) Cellphone
B) Computer
C) Internet
D) Radio

Question 59

___________ has taken steps to overcome the problem of inconsistent privacy and security laws.

A) China
B) India
C) The European Union
D) The United States

Question 60

John Hancock's new life insurance policy ___________.

A) ensures people will never lose coverage
B) evaluates individual's health annually
C) is a "one and done" process
D) is widely popular among young people.

Question 61

Suspects are usually prosecuted when police use StringRays.

Question 62

The StingRay can monitor all cellphones within range, so civil liberties advocates say that it violates the privacy of innocent people.

Question 63

The European Union has stricter privacy laws than the US.

Question 64

Individuals must tag their own photos in Google Picasa and Facebook Photo Albums for photo tagging to occur.

Question 65

The Volkswagen case illustrates how software can have ethical ramifications.

Question 66

The Ashley Madison case illustrates how CEOs often lose their jobs when customers' data is stolen by hackers.

Question 67

The ___________ approach states that an ethical action is the one that provides the most good or does the least harm.

Question 68

The rights approach maintains that an ethical action is the one that best protects and respects the ______________ of the affected parties.

Question 69

Facebook continues to experiment on its users.

Question 70

Employers are allowed to monitor their employees' Internet use.

Question 71

The right of privacy is not absolute.

Question 72

Usage-based automobile insurance trackers can cause your insurance rates to go up if you are a bad driver.

Question 73

Google has implemented a worldwide "right to be forgotten" policy that allows people to remove inaccurate or outdated links about them.

Question 74

Volkswagen intentionally programmed its diesel engines to activate certain emissions controls only during laboratory emissions testing.

Question 75

Profilers are allowed to collect sensitive data such as social security numbers to create digital dossiers.

Question 76

Deciding what is right or wrong ________________ always easy or clear-cut.

Question 77

A digital dossier allows you to automatically communicate your privacy policies to an electronic commerce web site.

Question 78

The "right to be forgotten" policy helps people delete information on the internet that is outdated or inaccurate.

Question 79

Privacy and security laws are generally consistent throughout the world.

Question 80

Most Americans have life insurance policies.