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Technology and Ethics

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sort the situations into ETHICAL (honest/moral) and UNETHICAL (improper/immoral)

Categorize the following

A mother posts silly pictures of herself to her social media.

A college student posts embarrassing photos of a girl she doesn't like.

A high school student hacks into her school's database to change her classmates' grades.

An IT specialist views coworkers' emails that he's authorized to monitor

ETHICAL (honest/moral)
UNETHICAL (improper/immoral)
2.

Susan decides to humiliate her ex-boyfriend by posting embarrassing photos on social media. Which ethical standard did she violate?

a)

Civility

b)

Confidentiality

c)

Property Rights

d)

Human Dignity

3.

Which of the following BEST describes personal responsibility?

a)

Rules that support your personal values

b)

How you act even if no one is watching

c)

Obeying laws that regulate how computers are used

d)

Provides the basis for your code of ethics

4.

The IT staff at a hospital shares genetic information about specific patients with a life insurance company. Which ethical standard was violated?

a)

Human dignity

b)

Property rights

c)

Confidentiality

d)

Civility

5.

Which of the following BEST describes a code of ethics?

a)

A set of rules or standards you adopt that dictate how you act

b)

Ideals that guide your actions as you work with computers

c)

Your personal adherence to your own values and principles

d)

Laws that regulate how computers are used

6.

Match the following ethical terms with their definitions.

a)

1.

Confidentiality

b)

2.

Human Dignity

c)

3.

Digital Property Rights

d)

4.

Civility

7.

Which of the following statements BEST exemplifies a personal code of ethics?

a)

I will not violate the digital property rights of those I encounter online.

b)

I will only post embarrassing photos of people online if it will get me a lot of followers.

c)

I will copy and paste copyrighted material only if the copyright holder will never find out.

d)

I will not use foul language online unless the other person really deserves it.

8.

Match the following ethical terms with their definitions.

a)

1.

Ethics

b)

2.

Values

c)

3.

Principles

d)

4.

Personal Responsibility

9.

Which of the following is an example of legal compliance?

a)

A person sells other people's social media passwords online.

b)

An online company collects personal data but does NOT tell consumers how it will be used.

c)

An online company is hacked and does NOT notify users that their data has been compromised.

d)

An online company has a published privacy policy for its users' personal data.

10.

Which of the following is an ethical concern related to AI, or artificial intelligence?

a)

Should stricter laws be passed to stop piracy and protect companies' IP rights?

b)

Should organizations be allowed to collect so much personal data when they're frequent targets of cybercriminals?

c)

Should law enforcement officials be allowed "backdoor" access to encrypted data?

d)

Can self-driving cars be programmed well enough to deal with complex and risky driving scenarios?

11.

Which of the following is an ethical concern related to IP, or intellectual property?

a)

Should stricter laws be passed to stop piracy and protect companies' rights?

b)

Should organizations be allowed to collect so much personal data when they're frequent targets of cybercriminals?

c)

Should law enforcement officials be allowed "backdoor" access to encrypted data?

d)

Can self-driving cars be programmed well enough to deal with complex and risky driving scenarios?

12.

Which of the following is an ethical concern related to personal privacy?

a)

Should stricter laws be passed to stop piracy and protect companies' rights?

b)

Should organizations be allowed to collect so much personal data when they're frequent targets of cybercriminals?

c)

Can self-driving cars be programmed well enough to deal with complex and risky driving scenarios?

d)

Should the government pass laws to stop Internet providers from blocking or limiting access to some sites?

13.

Which of the following is an ethical concern related to data security?

a)

Should stricter laws be passed to stop piracy and protect companies' rights?

b)

Should law enforcement officials be allowed "backdoor" access to encrypted data?

c)

Can self-driving cars be programmed well enough to deal with complex and risky driving scenarios?

d)

Can robots care for aging patients become a threat to human dignity?

14.

Which of the following is an ethical concern related to net neutrality?

a)

Should stricter laws be passed to stop piracy and protect companies' rights?

b)

Should organizations be allowed to collect so much personal data when they're frequent targets of cybercriminals?

c)

Can self-driving cars be programmed well enough to deal with complex and risky driving scenarios?

d)

Should the government pass laws to stop Internet providers from blocking or limiting access to some sites?