MIS581 Midterm Exam 1

True or False? Organizations are legally required to follow fair information practice principles that specify how they collect and use data.

• True

• False

In which of the following places would a person have "a reasonable expectation of privacy"?

• In one's home

• On the street

• In the workplace

• On a mobile phone in a store

True or False? Because torts are a part of the law, somebody who steals your identity will be prosecuted whether or not you press charges.

• True

• False

Devaki brings her personally owned laptop to work. She connects the computer to the company's network. Devaki uses the computer at work for business purposes. The computer is in an open workspace area without password protection. While she is away from her desk, another employee accesses Devaki's computer and finds illegal materials. Which of the following most likely applies to Devaki's expectation of privacy?

• She has no expectation of privacy because she connected the computer to the company network.

• She has no expectation of privacy because she used personally owned equipment at work.

• She has an expectation of privacy because she connected the computer to the company network.

• She has an expectation of privacy because she used personally owned equipment at work.

True or False? Workplace video surveillance monitoring generally is allowed if employees are given notice.

• True

• False

True or False? Social engineering is the term used to describe when a person's personally identifiable information is used without permission to commit other crimes.

• True

• False

True or False? Just because information is secure does not mean it is private.

• True

• False

Which of the following correctly summarizes an employer's right to monitor telephone conversations under the Electronic Communication Privacy Act (ECPA)?

• An employer always has the right to monitor telephone conversations in the ordinary course of business without a court order.

• Telephone conversation monitoring is only allowed with a court order.

• An employer has the right to monitor telephone conversations if a legitimate business interest exists and monitoring is done on equipment provided by a communications service provider.

• An employer does not have the right to monitor telephone conversations under any circumstances.

Which of the following sets forth the right to freedom of religion, speech, the press, and assembly? Within these rights is the implicit right of freedom of thought, which has a privacy component.

• First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

• Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

• Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

• First and Third Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

What are the four privacy torts that still exist today?

• The First Amendment, Third Amendment, Fourth Amendment, and Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

• Electronic Communication Privacy Act (ECPA), Privacy Act, E-Government Act, and Freedom of Information Act

• Intrusion into seclusion, portrayal in a false light, appropriation of likeness or identity, and public disclosure of private facts

• Right to privacy, reasonable person standard, fair information practice principles, and the Wiretap Act