True or false: The word privacy appears in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
(start of ch 7 & 44) Answer: FALSE
Reason: The word privacy appears nowhere in the U.S. Constitution nor in the constitution of most U.S. states.
Which of the following are invasion of privacy torts? ...
BA 325 (Midterm 3 - Final) Practice
Question And Solution Paper 2024/2025
True or false: The word privacy appears in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
(start of ch 7 & 44) Answer: FALSE
Reason: The word privacy appears nowhere in the U.S. Constitution nor in the constitution of most U.S.
states.
Which of the following are invasion of privacy torts? (Check all that apply.)
Public disclosure of private facts
Intrusion on solitude
Negligence per se
False light
Contributory negligence
Comparative negligence
Misappropriation Answer: Public disclosure of private facts
Intrusion on solitude
False light
Misappropriation
,______ occurs when one person demands payment or another benefit from another person, the victim,
in exchange for not revealing compromising or damaging secret information about them.
False light
Blackmail
Misappropriation
Public disclosure of private facts Answer: Blackmail
The ______ plays an important role in the enforcement of privacy and consumer protection laws.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Communications Commission
U.S. Department of Commerce Answer: Federal Trade Commission
Identity ______ occurs when someone uses another person's nonpublic personal identifying data
without their permission to commit a crime such as fraud.
blackmail
embezzlement
theft
extortion Answer: theft
State and federal laws that restrict privacy rights are valid only when Blank______. (Check all that
apply.)
a. they are supported by a search warrant based on probable cause
,b. there is a compelling government interest
c. they are supported by an arrest warrant based on probable cause
d. the restriction is narrowly tailored to accomplish a compelling purpose Answer: b. there is a
compelling government interest
d. the restriction is narrowly tailored to accomplish a compelling purpose
The right to privacy is not only protected at the constitutional level: this right is also protected by
______ law.
strict liability
sovereign immunity
tort
absolute liability Answer: tort
The GDPR creates several rights for European Union citizens or residents in relation to their personal
data, including which of the following? (Check all that apply.)
a. Data protection principles on businesses that ensure security, integrity, and confidentiality
b. The right to be forgotten
c. The right to a free copy of their credit report from the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian,
and TransUnion) quarterly
d. The right to correct false or incorrect data
e. The right to know what data is being collected and for what purposes Answer: a. Data protection
principles on businesses that ensure security, integrity, and confidentiality
b. The right to be forgotten
d. The right to correct false or incorrect data
e. The right to know what data is being collected and for what purposes
, Blackmail is a ______.
a. crime under both state and federal law
b. crime under federal law only
c. crime under state law only
d. tort, not a crime Answer: b. crime under federal law only
A company's ______ describes some or all of the ways a party gathers, uses, discloses, and manages a
customer's data.
mission statement
vision statement
privacy policy
progressive discipline Answer: privacy policy
The legal definition of cybercrime is now broadly defined as any use of a telecommunication network
(e.g., the Internet or cell phones) to cause harm to a victim's _______. (Check all that apply.)
a. personal safety
b. reputation
c. state of residency, even if the d. state itself has not suffered any actual pecuniary harm
e. incidental beneficiaries, even if they have not suffered any actual pecuniary or physical harm
f. mental well-being
g. telecommunications service provider, even if the provider has not suffered any actual pecuniary harm
Answer: a. personal safety
b. reputation
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