D333 Ethics in Technology - Set 5 - Part 2

Correct Answer: Misrepresentation

Misrepresentation occurs when false or misleading information is provided, in this case, by advertising a product that fails to meet the claimed standards.

Correct Answer: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

GDPR regulates the transfer of personal data outside the EU, ensuring that such data is adequately protected in non-EU countries.

Correct Answer: Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack

A DDoS attack floods a target system with traffic, overwhelming its resources and causing it to become unavailable to legitimate users.

Correct Answer: To prevent unauthorized access to a network

A firewall acts as a barrier between a trusted internal network and untrusted external networks, preventing unauthorized access while allowing legitimate communication.

Correct Answer: Trademark

A trademark protects distinctive logos, names, or symbols that distinguish a companys products from those of its competitors, helping to establish brand identity.

Correct Answer: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) regulates how financial institutions collect, share, and protect consumers personal financial information.

Correct Answer: Lack of transparency

Tracking users' online behavior without their consent violates the principle of transparency, as users should be informed about how their data is collected and used.

Correct Answer: Rootkit

A rootkit is a type of malware that allows attackers to gain administrator-level access to a system without detection, making it difficult to identify and remove.

Correct Answer: Relativism

Relativism holds that moral judgments are based on individual or cultural perspectives, meaning that there is no absolute standard of right or wrong.

Correct Answer: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

FERPA provides students and their parents with rights regarding the privacy and accuracy of educational records maintained by educational institutions.

Correct Answer: Misrepresentation

Inflating an employee's performance review involves misrepresentation, as it provides false information to achieve a specific outcome, such as a promotion.

Correct Answer: Confidentiality

Without access controls, unauthorized individuals could access sensitive data, compromising confidentiality and exposing the organization to potential breaches.

Correct Answer: Breach of duty

Breach of duty occurs when IT professionals neglect their ethical responsibilities by designing systems that prioritize profits over the protection of user data privacy.

Correct Answer: To grant citizens access to government records

FOIA allows citizens to request and access certain information and records from federal, state, and local governments, promoting transparency and accountability.

Correct Answer: Virtue ethics

Virtue ethics emphasizes the cultivation of moral virtues, such as honesty and courage, as the foundation for developing ethical character and making moral decisions.

Correct Answer: Transparency

Monitoring employees without informing them violates transparency, as individuals should be aware of how their activities are being monitored and recorded.

Correct Answer: Utility patent

A utility patent protects inventions that offer new and useful processes, machines, or improvements, granting the inventor exclusive rights to use or sell the invention.

Correct Answer: Breach of duty

Encouraging employees to bypass security protocols compromises ethical responsibility, resulting in a breach of duty to protect the companys data and systems.

Correct Answer: To protect intellectual property by providing legal remedies for trade secret theft

The Defend Trade Secrets Act allows businesses to protect their intellectual property by providing federal legal remedies for the theft or misappropriation of trade secrets.

Correct Answer: User consent

Collecting and selling customer data without their knowledge or consent violates the privacy principle that requires explicit user consent before data is collected or shared.