WGU D333 Ethics in Technology –
LAWS Questions with Accurate
Answers
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act correct answer Also known
as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA),
Congress enacted this law in 2006 in memory of a 6 year old abducted
from a department store and murdered
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
(TRIPS) correct answer An agreement of the World Trade Organization
that requires member governments to ensure that intellectual property
rights can be enforced under their laws and that penalties for
infringement are tough enough to deter further violations.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act correct answer Included
strong privacy provisions for EHRs, including banning the sale of health
information, promoting the use of audit trails and encryption, and
providing rights of access for patients. It also mandated that each
individual whose health information has been exposed be notified
within 60 days after the discovery of a data breach.
anti-SLAPP laws correct answer Laws designed to reduce frivolous
SLAPPs (strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), which is a
lawsuit filed by corporations, government officials, and others against
citizens and community groups who oppose them on matters of
concern).
, Child Online Protection Act (COPA) correct answer An act signed into
law in 1998 with the aim of prohibiting the making of harmful material
available to minors via the Internet; the law was ultimately ruled largely
unconstitutional.
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) correct answer An act passed
in 2000; it required federally financed schools and libraries to use some
form of technological protection (such as an Internet filter) to block
computer access to obscene material, pornography, and anything else
considered harmful to minors.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) correct answer
Requires websites that cater to children to offer comprehensive privacy
policies, notify parents or guardians about their data collection
practices, and receive parental consent before collecting any personal
information from children under the age of 13.
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) correct
answer An act passed in 1994 that amended the Wiretap Act and
Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which required the
telecommunications industry to build tools into its products that
federal investigators could use—after obtaining a court order—to
eavesdrop on conversations and intercept electronic communications.
Communications Decency Act (CDA) correct answer Title V of the
Telecommunications Act, it aimed at protecting children from
LAWS Questions with Accurate
Answers
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act correct answer Also known
as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA),
Congress enacted this law in 2006 in memory of a 6 year old abducted
from a department store and murdered
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
(TRIPS) correct answer An agreement of the World Trade Organization
that requires member governments to ensure that intellectual property
rights can be enforced under their laws and that penalties for
infringement are tough enough to deter further violations.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act correct answer Included
strong privacy provisions for EHRs, including banning the sale of health
information, promoting the use of audit trails and encryption, and
providing rights of access for patients. It also mandated that each
individual whose health information has been exposed be notified
within 60 days after the discovery of a data breach.
anti-SLAPP laws correct answer Laws designed to reduce frivolous
SLAPPs (strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), which is a
lawsuit filed by corporations, government officials, and others against
citizens and community groups who oppose them on matters of
concern).
, Child Online Protection Act (COPA) correct answer An act signed into
law in 1998 with the aim of prohibiting the making of harmful material
available to minors via the Internet; the law was ultimately ruled largely
unconstitutional.
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) correct answer An act passed
in 2000; it required federally financed schools and libraries to use some
form of technological protection (such as an Internet filter) to block
computer access to obscene material, pornography, and anything else
considered harmful to minors.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) correct answer
Requires websites that cater to children to offer comprehensive privacy
policies, notify parents or guardians about their data collection
practices, and receive parental consent before collecting any personal
information from children under the age of 13.
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) correct
answer An act passed in 1994 that amended the Wiretap Act and
Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which required the
telecommunications industry to build tools into its products that
federal investigators could use—after obtaining a court order—to
eavesdrop on conversations and intercept electronic communications.
Communications Decency Act (CDA) correct answer Title V of the
Telecommunications Act, it aimed at protecting children from
