Chapter 5 Notes Pt. 2

Question 1

True or False: Wireless access poses additional security risks

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Some intruders intercept and monitor communications as they transmit through the ____

Answer 2

air

Question 3

refers to the right of individuals and companies to deny or restrict the collection, use, and dissemination of information about them

Answer 3

information privacy

Question 4

List the 10 major U.S. government laws concerning privacy.

Answer 4

(1) Children’s Internet Protection Act
(2) Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
(3) Computer Abuse Amendments Act
(4) Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
(5) Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
(6) Financial Modernization Act
(7) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
(8) HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
(9) PATRIOT (provide appropritate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism)
(10) Privacy Act

Question 5

protects minors form inappropriate content when accessing the internet in schools and libraries

Answer 5

Children’s Internet Protection Act

Question 6

requires websites to protect personal information of children under 13 years of age

Answer 6

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

Question 7

outlaws transmission of harmful computer code such as viruses

Answer 7

Computer Abuse Amendments Act

Question 8

makes it illegal to circumvent antipiracy schemes in commerical software; outlaws sale of devices that copy software illegally

Answer 8

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

Question 9

provides the same right of privacy protection of the postal delivery service and telephone companies to various forms of electronic communications, such as voice mail, email, and mobile phones

Answer 9

Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)

Question 10

protects consumers from disclosure of their personal financial informatino and requires institutions to alert customers of information disclosure policies

Answer 10

Financial Modernization Act

Question 11

enables public access to most government records

Answer 11

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Question 12

protects individuals against the wrongful disclosure of their health information

Answer 12

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

Question 13

gives law enforcement the right to monitor people’s activites, including web and email habits

Answer 13

PATRIOT (provide appropritate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism)

Question 14

forbids federal agencies from allowing iinformation to be used for a reason other than that for which it was collected

Answer 14

Privacy Act