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1. True or false: Under the U.S. Constitution, you have a right to privacy.
True
False
2. According to a recent survey, where are you most likely to find violations of your privacy?
Online
Offline
Not sure
3. True or false: The National Security Agency has secretly built into the Windows operating system, a method by which the government can get access to your personal computer.
True
False
4. You download the hot new audio player, Real Jukebox, to place on your computer. You play a tune or two and enjoy what you're hearing. What else, if anything, is happening.
Nothing, and stop being so paranoid.
A message is being sent to the company that made the song and I can expect to get targeted to buy the CD.
Real Jukebox is collecting and transmitting data to assemble a profile of my musical tastes.
5. True or False: It is illegal for the government and private entities to use your Social Security number for purposes not connected to Social Security and taxes.
True
False
6. Which of the following can lead to personal information being collected about you:
A mailed-in warranty card.
A rabies shot for your dog.
An overdue library book.
A yard sale permit.
All of the above.
7. True or false: It is legal for companies to access health records to help make personnel decisions.
True
False
8. According to a recent survey, how many companies check medical records before they hire or promote.
Less than 10 percent.
About a third.
Two-thirds.
9. You're in line at an appliance store holding a TV which you want to purchase. Before accepting your credit card, the clerk asks for your Zip Code. You don't want to give it to him or her. Can the store refuse to sell you the TV until you do?
No
Yes
10. The Federal Trade Commission can be the source of regulations to protect consumers' privacy. Orson Swindle is one of the commissioners. Recently he commented on the commission's role in these matters. Which of the following is attributed to him.:
We will aggressively uphold our responsibility to protect the privacy of the American people.
The consumer ultimately is the guard of his own privacy. The government cannot take care of everybody.
We expect businesses in America to regulate themselves in matters of privacy.
All of the above.
11. True or false: The Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act, which the FBI pressured Congress into approving in 1994, requires taxpayers to pay for phone companies to rewire their networks to make it easier for police to eavesdrop on conversations.
True
False
12. You work for the federal government. You become famous, then a co-worker releases your personnel records to a reporter, including information that you were once arrested. The reporter writes about your arrest, to your great embarrassment, since none of your current friends or colleagues knew about it. Who's in the wrong?
The reporter. Reporters are always in the wrong.
The co-worker. Federal privacy law forbids the government to release personnel records without the consent, or at least knowledge, of the subject.
From a legal standpoint, nobody is. There are no federal laws to protect your personnel records.
Score me! See the facts behind the answers.


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