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WGU C961 ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY SUGGESTED
STUDY EXAM STUDY MATERIALS QUESTION AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
1. **What does Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act regulate?**
- A) The use of surveillance drones.
- B) The interception of wire (telephone) and oral communications.
- C) The collection of online browsing data.
- D) The protection of personal data from theft.
- **Answer: B**
2. **What is another name for Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act?**
- A) The Wiretap Act
- B) The Communications Assistance Act
- C) The USA PATRIOT Act
- D) The Electronic Communications Privacy Act
- **Answer: A**
3. **What does FISA describe?**
- A) Procedures for the collection of domestic intelligence information.
- B) Procedures for the electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information.
- C) Guidelines for data protection in the EU.
- D) Regulations for wiretap authorization.
- **Answer: B**
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4. **What does Executive Order 12333 identify?**
- A) Procedures for national security data sharing.
- B) Government intelligence-gathering agencies and the rules for data collection, retention, and
dissemination, including for U.S. citizens.
- C) Restrictions on domestic surveillance.
- D) Privacy standards for corporate data handling.
- **Answer: B**
5. **What does The ECPA deal with?**
- A) Protection of communications while in transit and in storage, and recording of communication
details without a warrant.
- B) National security data sharing.
- C) Surveillance of foreign agents.
- D) Regulations for internet privacy.
- **Answer: A**
6. **What does the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) require?**
- A) Telecom companies to allow government access to emails without a warrant.
- B) Telecom companies to build tools for lawful surveillance after gaining a court order.
- C) The protection of communication data from unauthorized access.
- D) Restrictions on the use of surveillance technology.
- **Answer: B**
7. **What did the USA PATRIOT Act do?**
- A) Reduced government surveillance powers.
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- B) Gave sweeping new powers to domestic and international intelligence agencies and increased
surveillance capabilities.
- C) Focused solely on enhancing internet privacy.
- D) Limited data collection to only terrorist suspects.
- **Answer: B**
8. **What did FISA of 2004 authorize?**
- A) Surveillance of foreign intelligence communications only.
- B) Intelligence gathering on individuals not affiliated with known terrorist organizations ("lone
wolves").
- C) Collection of domestic personal data without restrictions.
- D) Expansion of wiretap capabilities for local law enforcement.
- **Answer: B**
9. **What did The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 grant?**
- A) Expanded authority to collect international communications without court-approved warrants.
- B) Restrictions on domestic data collection.
- C) Enhanced privacy protections for U.S. citizens.
- D) New guidelines for foreign intelligence sharing.
- **Answer: A**
10. **What did The PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act do?**
- A) Expanded data privacy regulations.
- B) Granted a four-year extension for certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, including roving
wiretaps and business records searches.
- C) Limited intelligence gathering on lone wolves.
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- D) Strengthened protections for personal data breaches.
- **Answer: B**
11. **What did the USA Freedom Act do?**
- A) Allowed bulk collection of telephone metadata by the NSA.
- B) Ended bulk collection of telephone metadata and required carriers to store data; restored
authorization for certain surveillance activities.
- C) Restricted all forms of data collection.
- D) Increased surveillance capabilities for government agencies.
- **Answer: B**
12. **What are "fair information practices"?**
- A) Guidelines for ethical marketing practices.
- B) Guidelines governing the collection and use of personal data.
- C) Laws regulating government data storage.
- D) Standards for data encryption and security.
- **Answer: B**
13. **What did the OECD for the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Data Flows of Personal Data
create?**
- A) A new set of international data privacy laws.
- B) A set of fair information practices often used as a model for data ethical treatment.
- C) Guidelines for data breach notifications.
- D) Standards for data transfer between organizations.
- **Answer: B**
WGU C961 ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY SUGGESTED
STUDY EXAM STUDY MATERIALS QUESTION AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
1. **What does Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act regulate?**
- A) The use of surveillance drones.
- B) The interception of wire (telephone) and oral communications.
- C) The collection of online browsing data.
- D) The protection of personal data from theft.
- **Answer: B**
2. **What is another name for Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act?**
- A) The Wiretap Act
- B) The Communications Assistance Act
- C) The USA PATRIOT Act
- D) The Electronic Communications Privacy Act
- **Answer: A**
3. **What does FISA describe?**
- A) Procedures for the collection of domestic intelligence information.
- B) Procedures for the electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information.
- C) Guidelines for data protection in the EU.
- D) Regulations for wiretap authorization.
- **Answer: B**
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4. **What does Executive Order 12333 identify?**
- A) Procedures for national security data sharing.
- B) Government intelligence-gathering agencies and the rules for data collection, retention, and
dissemination, including for U.S. citizens.
- C) Restrictions on domestic surveillance.
- D) Privacy standards for corporate data handling.
- **Answer: B**
5. **What does The ECPA deal with?**
- A) Protection of communications while in transit and in storage, and recording of communication
details without a warrant.
- B) National security data sharing.
- C) Surveillance of foreign agents.
- D) Regulations for internet privacy.
- **Answer: A**
6. **What does the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) require?**
- A) Telecom companies to allow government access to emails without a warrant.
- B) Telecom companies to build tools for lawful surveillance after gaining a court order.
- C) The protection of communication data from unauthorized access.
- D) Restrictions on the use of surveillance technology.
- **Answer: B**
7. **What did the USA PATRIOT Act do?**
- A) Reduced government surveillance powers.
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- B) Gave sweeping new powers to domestic and international intelligence agencies and increased
surveillance capabilities.
- C) Focused solely on enhancing internet privacy.
- D) Limited data collection to only terrorist suspects.
- **Answer: B**
8. **What did FISA of 2004 authorize?**
- A) Surveillance of foreign intelligence communications only.
- B) Intelligence gathering on individuals not affiliated with known terrorist organizations ("lone
wolves").
- C) Collection of domestic personal data without restrictions.
- D) Expansion of wiretap capabilities for local law enforcement.
- **Answer: B**
9. **What did The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 grant?**
- A) Expanded authority to collect international communications without court-approved warrants.
- B) Restrictions on domestic data collection.
- C) Enhanced privacy protections for U.S. citizens.
- D) New guidelines for foreign intelligence sharing.
- **Answer: A**
10. **What did The PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act do?**
- A) Expanded data privacy regulations.
- B) Granted a four-year extension for certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, including roving
wiretaps and business records searches.
- C) Limited intelligence gathering on lone wolves.
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- D) Strengthened protections for personal data breaches.
- **Answer: B**
11. **What did the USA Freedom Act do?**
- A) Allowed bulk collection of telephone metadata by the NSA.
- B) Ended bulk collection of telephone metadata and required carriers to store data; restored
authorization for certain surveillance activities.
- C) Restricted all forms of data collection.
- D) Increased surveillance capabilities for government agencies.
- **Answer: B**
12. **What are "fair information practices"?**
- A) Guidelines for ethical marketing practices.
- B) Guidelines governing the collection and use of personal data.
- C) Laws regulating government data storage.
- D) Standards for data encryption and security.
- **Answer: B**
13. **What did the OECD for the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Data Flows of Personal Data
create?**
- A) A new set of international data privacy laws.
- B) A set of fair information practices often used as a model for data ethical treatment.
- C) Guidelines for data breach notifications.
- D) Standards for data transfer between organizations.
- **Answer: B**
