D333 PRE-ASSESSMENT ETHIC IN TECHNOLOGY
Two programmers disagree about which philosophical theory is best suited for their
autonomous vehicles. One programmer suggests their vehicle should always choose
the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
Which ethical theory does this situation represent? - Answers :Virtue
A project team at an animal welfare agency is using predictive analytics to help take
animals out of abusive environments. The algorithm the team designed has a false
positive rate that is higher than zero, which means that some animals could be removed
erroneously if the algorithm's recommendations are followed. The project owner
understands that pets may wrongfully be removed from loving healthy homes but
decides to use the algorithm anyway because it will happen only a small percentage of
the time.
Which ethical theory does this represent? - Answers :Consequentialism
A software sales company is currently struggling with low sales. The company is aware
that one of its competitor's senior sales managers is dissatisfied with the competitor due
to having been overlooked for a promotion to the position of a vice president (VP). The
company approaches the sales manager and offers them a position as VP for sales on
the condition of bringing the manager's existing customer list and contacts to the new
role. The sales manager is bound by a noncompete clause.
Which type of decision-making process did the company follow? - Answers :Unethical
and illegal
A municipality decides to use the data it has on household water usage to build an
algorithm that can identify welfare fraud. This would result in a list of potential fraudsters
that could be used to make welfare decisions. Although the municipality is the rightful
owner and processor of the data, citizens have raised privacy issues with the
application. The citizens object that they have no way of knowing whether they are on
the list and have no possibility of redress if they are.
Which decision-making process did the municipality follow? - Answers :Legal but
unethical
The marketing department of a financial services institution asks data scientists to build
a consumer profile based on transaction data. Although company lawyers approve the
request to explicitly signal customers with potential gambling addiction problems, the
data scientists refuse to build the profiles.
What describes this request? - Answers :Unethical and legal
,Which ethical concept is related to the right to use a person's or an organization's
intangible creative activities? - Answers :Property
An IT company that specializes in software development has an organizational structure
that consists of a chief executive officer, chief ethics officer, chief finance officer, and
chief operating officer.
Which of these executives provides the company with vision and leadership in business
conduct? - Answers :Chief ethics officer
What is a reason for organizations to pursue corporate social responsibility (CSR)
goals? - Answers :Gain goodwill
A police department employee has access to data related to an ongoing investigation. A
local politician whom the employee supports has come under investigation. The
employee accesses the data relating to the investigation and provides the file to the
politician anonymously.
How should this behavior be classified? - Answers :Corruption
An IT manager implements security measures at the organization, network, application,
and employee levels.
Which approach to security is the manager using? - Answers :Layered
A new startup tech company plans to provide secure wireless access within its office for
employees and other trusted visitors. The company has concerns about competitors
eavesdropping or compromising the connections and obtaining unauthorized access to
the company's intellectual property. The company is considering using Wireless
Protected Access 2 (WPA2) to secure data in transit.
Which philosophical theory encapsulates this stance? - Answers :Utilitarianism
What is the difference between ethics and morals? - Answers :Ethics reflect a societal
code of behavior, whereas morals reflect personal principles.
An IT company holds itself accountable for how its actions affect its shareholders,
consumers, employees, community, the environment, and suppliers.
What is this company demonstrating? - Answers :Corporate social responsibility
A homeowners' association (HOA) installs license plate readers after an increase in
reported crime in the neighborhood. Two domestic workers petition the HOA, requesting
that their data be deleted to protect their privacy. The HOA considers this but denies
their request, citing the greater need for security protection for residents.
, Which ethical theory does this represent? - Answers :Consequentialism
A developer creates video games based on real war scenarios and designs characters
that mimic real people from world events. The video game has content perceived as
excessively violent and rewards players who inflict the most harm on other players'
virtual characters. The developer knows that these are simulated acts that depict real
war scenarios to create an immersive experience for players but is concerned about the
impact on their moral character.
Which protocol does this wireless protection implement? - Answers :Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES)
A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent monitors a telephone conversation
between a 12-year-old child and the child's stepfather. The monitoring is part of a
criminal investigation. A warrant was not obtained prior to commencement of the
monitoring.
Which law or regulation did the agent violate? - Answers :Wiretap Act
A U.S. company launched an e-commerce platform in the European Union (EU). The
board of directors raised concerns about compliance with applicable privacy regulations
and the collection of customer information.
Which regulation applies to this scenario? - Answers :General Data Protection
Regulation
A social media website collected personal information about consumers when they
subscribed to the service. Subscribers opted in or out before creating their online
profiles.
Which European Union Data Protection Directive did the website follow? - Answers
:Choice
A company is engaged as a third party to perform debt collection on behalf of a
telecommunications provider. The company operates an outbound call center to contact
debtors and set up payment arrangements. The company needs to ensure that the
debtors' data privacy is not at risk.
Which two areas should the company ensure are properly managed? - Answers :Insider
access/Network security
A company is using software to track workforce operational activity. Management
communicates that the data collected will be treated as sensitive. Administrative and
technical security measures are put in place to protect employee data. These measures
include periodically culling records that are no longer relevant.
Two programmers disagree about which philosophical theory is best suited for their
autonomous vehicles. One programmer suggests their vehicle should always choose
the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
Which ethical theory does this situation represent? - Answers :Virtue
A project team at an animal welfare agency is using predictive analytics to help take
animals out of abusive environments. The algorithm the team designed has a false
positive rate that is higher than zero, which means that some animals could be removed
erroneously if the algorithm's recommendations are followed. The project owner
understands that pets may wrongfully be removed from loving healthy homes but
decides to use the algorithm anyway because it will happen only a small percentage of
the time.
Which ethical theory does this represent? - Answers :Consequentialism
A software sales company is currently struggling with low sales. The company is aware
that one of its competitor's senior sales managers is dissatisfied with the competitor due
to having been overlooked for a promotion to the position of a vice president (VP). The
company approaches the sales manager and offers them a position as VP for sales on
the condition of bringing the manager's existing customer list and contacts to the new
role. The sales manager is bound by a noncompete clause.
Which type of decision-making process did the company follow? - Answers :Unethical
and illegal
A municipality decides to use the data it has on household water usage to build an
algorithm that can identify welfare fraud. This would result in a list of potential fraudsters
that could be used to make welfare decisions. Although the municipality is the rightful
owner and processor of the data, citizens have raised privacy issues with the
application. The citizens object that they have no way of knowing whether they are on
the list and have no possibility of redress if they are.
Which decision-making process did the municipality follow? - Answers :Legal but
unethical
The marketing department of a financial services institution asks data scientists to build
a consumer profile based on transaction data. Although company lawyers approve the
request to explicitly signal customers with potential gambling addiction problems, the
data scientists refuse to build the profiles.
What describes this request? - Answers :Unethical and legal
,Which ethical concept is related to the right to use a person's or an organization's
intangible creative activities? - Answers :Property
An IT company that specializes in software development has an organizational structure
that consists of a chief executive officer, chief ethics officer, chief finance officer, and
chief operating officer.
Which of these executives provides the company with vision and leadership in business
conduct? - Answers :Chief ethics officer
What is a reason for organizations to pursue corporate social responsibility (CSR)
goals? - Answers :Gain goodwill
A police department employee has access to data related to an ongoing investigation. A
local politician whom the employee supports has come under investigation. The
employee accesses the data relating to the investigation and provides the file to the
politician anonymously.
How should this behavior be classified? - Answers :Corruption
An IT manager implements security measures at the organization, network, application,
and employee levels.
Which approach to security is the manager using? - Answers :Layered
A new startup tech company plans to provide secure wireless access within its office for
employees and other trusted visitors. The company has concerns about competitors
eavesdropping or compromising the connections and obtaining unauthorized access to
the company's intellectual property. The company is considering using Wireless
Protected Access 2 (WPA2) to secure data in transit.
Which philosophical theory encapsulates this stance? - Answers :Utilitarianism
What is the difference between ethics and morals? - Answers :Ethics reflect a societal
code of behavior, whereas morals reflect personal principles.
An IT company holds itself accountable for how its actions affect its shareholders,
consumers, employees, community, the environment, and suppliers.
What is this company demonstrating? - Answers :Corporate social responsibility
A homeowners' association (HOA) installs license plate readers after an increase in
reported crime in the neighborhood. Two domestic workers petition the HOA, requesting
that their data be deleted to protect their privacy. The HOA considers this but denies
their request, citing the greater need for security protection for residents.
, Which ethical theory does this represent? - Answers :Consequentialism
A developer creates video games based on real war scenarios and designs characters
that mimic real people from world events. The video game has content perceived as
excessively violent and rewards players who inflict the most harm on other players'
virtual characters. The developer knows that these are simulated acts that depict real
war scenarios to create an immersive experience for players but is concerned about the
impact on their moral character.
Which protocol does this wireless protection implement? - Answers :Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES)
A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent monitors a telephone conversation
between a 12-year-old child and the child's stepfather. The monitoring is part of a
criminal investigation. A warrant was not obtained prior to commencement of the
monitoring.
Which law or regulation did the agent violate? - Answers :Wiretap Act
A U.S. company launched an e-commerce platform in the European Union (EU). The
board of directors raised concerns about compliance with applicable privacy regulations
and the collection of customer information.
Which regulation applies to this scenario? - Answers :General Data Protection
Regulation
A social media website collected personal information about consumers when they
subscribed to the service. Subscribers opted in or out before creating their online
profiles.
Which European Union Data Protection Directive did the website follow? - Answers
:Choice
A company is engaged as a third party to perform debt collection on behalf of a
telecommunications provider. The company operates an outbound call center to contact
debtors and set up payment arrangements. The company needs to ensure that the
debtors' data privacy is not at risk.
Which two areas should the company ensure are properly managed? - Answers :Insider
access/Network security
A company is using software to track workforce operational activity. Management
communicates that the data collected will be treated as sensitive. Administrative and
technical security measures are put in place to protect employee data. These measures
include periodically culling records that are no longer relevant.
