Question 1

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act prohibits internet operators from collecting information from children under what age without parental permission?

Accepted Answer

A) 18 
B) 16 
C) 13 
D) 10

Question 2

What is net neutrality?

Accepted Answer

A) the notion that federal government remain a neutral party in deciding privacy law cases regarding the internet 
B) the principle that internet service providers (ISPs)should not remain neutral in determining how information should flow on the internet 
C) the notion that the First and Fourth Amendments should not be used in determining citizens' privacy rights regarding the internet 
D) the principle that all information which flows on the internet must receive equal treatment

Question 3

What provisions are commercial email subjected to under the CAN-SPAM Act?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

The principle of net neutrality asserts that all information contained on the internet should be regulated equally among each of the fifty states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following regulates deceptive practices regarding a company's privacy policy?

Accepted Answer

A) Section 5 of the FTC Act 
B) the federal COPPA 
C) the federal ECPA 
D) the FCC's privacy directive

Question 6

Social media postings,wikis,customer reviews,and blogs are all examples of user-generated content.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Musical Productions has a privacy policy posted on its website,but it does not follow the provisions contained within it.Musical Productions is in violation of

Accepted Answer

A) the CAN-SPAM Act. 
B) the Communications Decency Act. 
C) Section 5 of the FTC Act. 
D) the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Question 8

Burns Medicine Shop developed a website where customers could ask the pharmacists questions and could refill prescriptions online.What statute requires Burns to have and disclose a privacy policy to anyone using the website?

Accepted Answer

A) the FTC Act 
B) the Electronic Communications Privacy Act 
C) the Fair Information Practices Act 
D) No statutes presently require websites to have or disclose a privacy policy.

Question 9

The FISA requires government agencies to delete irrelevant and personally identifying data before providing it to other agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which statement regarding FIPS is true?

Accepted Answer

A) FIPS are only recommendations,not law. 
B) FIPS originated from the Department of Justice. 
C) FIPS has been ineffective in shaping privacy policies. 
D) FIPS was established after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Question 11

Daniel went onto an internet message board and found that his ex-wife,Faye,had posted a message calling him a fat,insensitive jerk who only cared about watching sports on TV.Does Daniel have any protection against Faye making such statements to a potentially large number of readers,some of whom may know Daniel and some of whom may not?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Discuss the liability of internet service providers (ISPs)under the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA).

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Under the ECPA,any intended recipient has the right to disclose the content of an email.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

After Jan's boyfriend broke up with her,she posted sexually explicit pictures of him on her Facebook page and wrote about how he was a terrible boyfriend.Jan's actions are protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Rachel works for the Internal Revenue Service and keeps some personal information on her computer at work.There has been suspicion that Rachel has not been keeping tax return information confidential.The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution,prohibiting unreasonable searches and seizures,protects Rachel from having the government review the personal information she has on her computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Emily,an 11-year-old girl,wants to sign-up for a fashion newsletter and sweepstakes.In order to do so,the website wants to know Emily's name,address,phone number,and email address.Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Emily must have permission from her parents in order to furnish the information to the website. 
B) Under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act,the website cannot collect any of this information from Emily,even if her parents give her permission. 
C) Under Section 5 of the FTC Act,the website is protected from disciplinary action if Emily provides the requested information. 
D) The Electronic Communications Privacy Act will allow the website to collect Emily's information,but restricts the website from sharing the information with other firms.

Question 17

What is user-generated content?

Accepted Answer

A) commercial transactions conducted electronically on the internet 
B) unsolicited commercial email 
C) anything created and made publicly available by end users 
D) large data sets that reveal user patterns,trends,and association

Question 18

Which of the following protects email messages from unauthorized interception?

Accepted Answer

A) CAN-SPAM 
B) FIPS 
C) ECPA 
D) COPPA

Question 19

What are some ways we lose our privacy in the digital world?

Accepted Answer

A) through data breaches 
B) through surveillance 
C) via the internet of things 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 20

You make an online purchase of a hooded sweatshirt with the logo of the Dallas Cowboys.The next time you log on,your screen has a banner ad for Dallas Cowboy hats and shirts.This banner ad is most likely the result of

Accepted Answer

A) data mining. 
B) a coincidence. 
C) the internet crime of theft of private information. 
D) encryption software.

Exam 10: Privacy and Internet Law

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act prohibits internet operators from collecting information from children under what age without parental permission?

What is net neutrality?

What provisions are commercial email subjected to under the CAN-SPAM Act?

The principle of net neutrality asserts that all information contained on the internet should be regulated equally among each of the fifty states.

Which of the following regulates deceptive practices regarding a company's privacy policy?

Social media postings,wikis,customer reviews,and blogs are all examples of user-generated content.

Musical Productions has a privacy policy posted on its website,but it does not follow the provisions contained within it.Musical Productions is in violation of

Burns Medicine Shop developed a website where customers could ask the pharmacists questions and could refill prescriptions online.What statute requires Burns to have and disclose a privacy policy to anyone using the website?

The FISA requires government agencies to delete irrelevant and personally identifying data before providing it to other agencies.

Which statement regarding FIPS is true?

Discuss the liability of internet service providers (ISPs)under the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA).

Under the ECPA,any intended recipient has the right to disclose the content of an email.

After Jan's boyfriend broke up with her,she posted sexually explicit pictures of him on her Facebook page and wrote about how he was a terrible boyfriend.Jan's actions are protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.

Emily,an 11-year-old girl,wants to sign-up for a fashion newsletter and sweepstakes.In order to do so,the website wants to know Emily's name,address,phone number,and email address.Which of the following is correct?

What is user-generated content?

Which of the following protects email messages from unauthorized interception?

What are some ways we lose our privacy in the digital world?

You make an online purchase of a hooded sweatshirt with the logo of the Dallas Cowboys.The next time you log on,your screen has a banner ad for Dallas Cowboy hats and shirts.This banner ad is most likely the result of