WGU D333 Ethics in Technology - LAWS
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Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS Title V of the Telecommunications Act,
it aimed at protecting children from pornography, including imposing $250,000 fines and prison terms of
up to two years for the transmission of "indecent" material over the Internet.
Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) - CORRECT ANSWERS
A law that specifies that it is legal to spam, provided the messages meet a few basic requirements—
spammers cannot disguise their identity by using a false return address, the email must include a label
specifying that it is an ad or a solicitation, and the email must include a way for recipients to indicate
that they do not want future mass mailings.
Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 - CORRECT ANSWERS An act passed in 2016 that amended the
Economic Espionage Act to create a federal civil remedy for trade secret misappropriation.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) - CORRECT ANSWERS Signed into law in 1998, the act
addresses a number of copyright-related issues, with Title II of the act providing limitations on the
liability of an Internet service provider for copyright infringement.
Economic Espionage Act (EEA) of 1996 - CORRECT ANSWERS An act passed in 1996 to help law
enforcement agencies pursue economic espionage. It imposes penalties of up to $10 million and 15
years in prison for the theft of trade secrets.
Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) - CORRECT ANSWERS An act that deals with the
protection of three main issues: (1) the protection of communications while in transfer from sender to
QUESTIONS| WITH ALREADY SOLVED
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Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS Title V of the Telecommunications Act,
it aimed at protecting children from pornography, including imposing $250,000 fines and prison terms of
up to two years for the transmission of "indecent" material over the Internet.
Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) - CORRECT ANSWERS
A law that specifies that it is legal to spam, provided the messages meet a few basic requirements—
spammers cannot disguise their identity by using a false return address, the email must include a label
specifying that it is an ad or a solicitation, and the email must include a way for recipients to indicate
that they do not want future mass mailings.
Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 - CORRECT ANSWERS An act passed in 2016 that amended the
Economic Espionage Act to create a federal civil remedy for trade secret misappropriation.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) - CORRECT ANSWERS Signed into law in 1998, the act
addresses a number of copyright-related issues, with Title II of the act providing limitations on the
liability of an Internet service provider for copyright infringement.
Economic Espionage Act (EEA) of 1996 - CORRECT ANSWERS An act passed in 1996 to help law
enforcement agencies pursue economic espionage. It imposes penalties of up to $10 million and 15
years in prison for the theft of trade secrets.
Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) - CORRECT ANSWERS An act that deals with the
protection of three main issues: (1) the protection of communications while in transfer from sender to
