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True / False
1. Title III of the Wiretap Act allows state and federal law enforcement officials to use wiretapping without
requiring them to obtain warrants.
a.
True
b.
False
2. The Constitution does not contain the word privacy, but the Supreme Court has ruled that the concept of
privacy is protected by the Bill of Rights.
a.
True
b.
False
3. A vehicle event data recorder (EDR) is a device that records vehicle and occupant data for a few seconds
before, during, and after any vehicle crash that is severe enough to deploy the vehicle’s air bags.
a.
True
b.
False
4. Online marketers can capture personal information, such as names, addresses, and Social Security numbers
without requiring consent.
a.
True
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b.
False
5. The U.S. has a single, overarching national data privacy policy.
a.
True
b.
False
6. American citizens are protected by the Fourth Amendment even when there is no reasonable expectation of
privacy.
a.
True
b.
False
7. Information privacy is the combination of communications privacy and data privacy.
a.
True
b.
False
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8. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires healthcare organizations to employ
standardized electronic transactions, codes, and identifiers to enable them to fully digitize medical records thus
making it possible to exchange medical records over the Internet.
a.
True
b.
False
9. Electronically stored information includes any form of digital information stored on any form of electronic
storage device.
a.
True
b.
False
10. The rights assigned to parents by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act transfer to the student once
the student reaches the age of 21.
a.
True
b.
False
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11. A pen register is a device that records the originating number of incoming calls for a particular phone
number.
a.
True
b.
False
12. The cost of a data breach can be quite expensive, by some estimates nearly $200 for each record lost.
a.
True
b.
False
13. The use of cookies and tracking software is controversial because companies can collect information about
consumers without their explicit permission.
a.
True
b.
False
14. A National Security Letter is subject to judicial review and oversight.
a.
True
b.
False
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15. The use of information technology in business requires balancing the needs of those who use the
information that is collected against the rights and desires of the people whose information is being used.
a.
True
b.
False
16. Under the USA PATRIOT Act, the FBI can issue a National Security Letter to compel banks, Internet
service providers, and credit reporting companies to turn over information about their customers without a court
order simply on the basis that the information is needed for an ongoing investigation.
a.
True
b.
False
17. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act describes procedures for the electronic surveillance of
communications between foreign powers and the agents of foreign powers.
a.
True
b.
False
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18. Under the Right to Financial Privacy Act, a financial institution can release a customer’s financial records
without the customer’s authorization as long as it is a government authority that is seeking the records.
a.
True
b.
False
19. The USA PATRIOT Act grants citizens the right to access certain information and records of federal, state,
and local governments upon request.
a.
True
b.
False
20. Electronic discovery is the collection, preparation, review, and production of electronically stored
information for use in criminal and civil actions and proceedings.
a.
True
b.
False
21. The European Union Data Protection Directive requires member countries to ensure that data transferred to
non-European Union countries is protected.
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a.
True
b.
False
22. Through the use of cookies, a Web site is able to identify visitors on subsequent visits.
a.
True
b.
False
23. The Privacy Act of 1974 extends to the actions of the CIA, U.S. law enforcement agencies, and the private
industry.
a.
True
b.
False
24. There is virtually no way to limit the deposit of cookies on a user’s hard drive.
a.
True
b.
False
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25. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act includes three key rules that affect personal privacy: financial privacy rule,
safeguards rule, and pretexting rule.
a.
True
b.
False
Multiple Choice
26. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act:
a.
extends the protections offered under the Wiretap Act to electronic communications, such as email,
fax, and messages sent over the Internet.
b.
was passed by Congress in 1994 and amended both the Wiretap Act and the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act.
c.
requires any company doing business within the borders of the countries comprising the European
Union to implement a set of privacy directives on the fair and appropriate use of information.
d.
allows surveillance, without court order, within the United States for up to a year unless the
“surveillance will acquire the contents of any communication to which a U.S. person is a party.”
27. In the context of the Fourth Amendment, the courts have ruled that:
a.
recordings by the FBI of various telephone calls made by a U.S. citizen from a public phone booth do
not violate an individual’s privacy
b.
Federal agents can listen to phone conversations of U.S. citizens without a warrant
c.
without a reasonable expectation of privacy, there is no privacy right
d.
the Fourth Amendment is no longer valid
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28. Which act requires that financial institutions must provide a privacy notice to each consumer that explains
what data about the consumer is gathered, with whom that data is shared, how the data is used, and how the data
is protected?
a.
Fair Credit Reporting Act
b.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
c.
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
d.
USA PATRIOT Act
29. Although the Constitution does not contain the word privacy, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the
concept of privacy is protected by which of the following?
a.
Fair Credit Reporting Act
b.
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
c.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
d.
Bill of Rights
30. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires healthcare providers to obtain which of
the following from patients prior to disclosing any information in their medical records?
a.
payment for all services rendered
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b.
a social security number
c.
a second opinion
d.
written consent
31. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act:
a.
was found to be unconstitutional
b.
is meant to give Web masters control over the collection, use, and disclosure of children’s personal
information
c.
does not cover the dissemination of information to children
d.
requires the installation of Internet filters in public libraries
32. Title I of which of the following acts extends the protections offered under the Wiretap Act to electronic
communications, such as fax and messages sent over the Internet?
a.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
b.
Electronic Communications Privacy Act
c.
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
d.
USA PATRIOT Act
33. Which act prohibits unauthorized access to stored wire and electronic communications, such as the contents
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of email inboxes, instant messages, message boards, and social networking sites?
a.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
b.
Electronic Communications Privacy Act
c.
USA PATRIOT Act
d.
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
34. Which act prohibits the government from concealing the existence of any personal data record-keeping
systems?
a.
Fair Information Practices Act
b.
USA PATRIOT Act
c.
Privacy Act
d.
Freedom of Information Act
35. Under which act did the Federal Communications Commission respond to appeals from the Department of
Justice by requiring providers of Internet phone services and broadband services to ensure that their equipment
accommodated the use of law enforcement wiretaps?
a.
USA PATRIOT Act
b.
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
c.
Electronic Communications Privacy Act
d.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act