DSST Ethics In Technology Practice Exam

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• Persistent first-party cookies are best described as which?
• Utilitarianism is best described as
• FACTA is an amendment to which act?
• Ethically, what does evidence suggest about technology's impact on employment?
• Which ethical concept links access to technology with participation in social justice movements?
• What measure would most reduce the environmental impact of zombie cars?
• Which statement best describes End-to-End Encryption in this context?
• DeGeorge's Framework of Whistleblowing describes when an employee is obligated to reveal information to the public for the greater good. Which option best captures this description?
• Which law is primarily associated with prohibiting unauthorized access and various forms of online fraud, including penalties for reckless disregard?
• Which program is dedicated to breaking the encryption of online communications?
• In Level 1 autonomy, which statement is true?
• In professional journalism ethics, how should opinions be presented?
• Why is transparency valued in technology organizations?
• What does ACM criteria 1 specify as its guiding purpose?
• What is a major privacy concern associated with facial recognition technology?
• Data privacy focuses on protecting which aspect?
• Which incident involved livestreaming of a violent act on a social media platform?
• What does the Machine Identification Code (MIC) uniquely identify?
• What is the primary purpose of intellectual property laws?
• IoT devices should be described as which of the following?
• PRISM is best described as?
• Which statement best describes public domain?
• The emails from the Democratic National Committee were released by which platforms after the breach?
• PCI-DSS applies to which entities?
• Hacktivism is described as which of the following?
• Which statement about the Ammonium Nitrate Security Program is accurate?
• Which statement best captures the aim of information warfare?
• What is a drawback of MIC?
• What risk do third-party cookies pose?
• Which statement best describes the origin of the IT Commandments?
• Phishing is defined as?
• Net Neutrality is defined as which principle?
• Which statement best defines cyberterrorism?
• What concern is commonly raised by privacy activists regarding lawful access?
• What is the status of the PATCH Act?
• Which term describes phones that cannot be accessed or decrypted by law enforcement?
• FOMO stands for which concept?
• What is the real purpose of social media companies?
• Which statement best reflects the responsibilities associated with collecting personal information?
• What is the primary goal of journalism according to the provided statements?
• In identity theft, criminals may do what to the victim?
• Which law addresses interagency sharing of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence information between law enforcement and intelligence/national-security personnel?
• Which of the following is identified as a cause of social isolation related to heavy use of social media?
• Positive reinforcement in social media: which description is correct?
• What term describes the study of the moral, legal, and social issues arising from technology?
• Which city and year witnessed terrorist attacks that led to a pledge by the national government to eliminate violent extremist content online?
• What is the liar's dividend?
• Anonymized data usage in market research is described as:
• What is identified as the root cause for almost all security breaches?
• Which statement about freedom of speech and media does Article 19 ICCPR support?
• What is the key idea behind transparency in organizational behavior?
• Deploying autonomous vehicles without addressing broadband access and digital inclusion highlights neglect of which issue?
• What best describes a self-driving car?
• What was the primary purpose of MIC technology?
• Deontology is defined as
• Which three elements are commonly cited as the core types of security?
• Which term best describes data collection that is massive and unstructured?
• Which organization had the 3 billion records compromised breach?
• What did the PATCH Act propose?
• What are zombie cookies?
• Which agency is NOT listed as part of the Department of Homeland Security's umbrella of agencies in the material?
• The Stored Communications Act is part of which larger privacy law?
• What problem arises when information is democratized online?
• Which statement best describes the relationship between HIPAA and HITECH?
• Which IT Commandment specifically prohibits copying proprietary software without permission?
• What term describes the phenomenon where people hear mostly echoes of themselves and are rarely exposed to opposing views?
• Which organization criticized PRISM as spying on US citizens?
• Which statement describes a privacy risk of device fingerprinting?
• ARPANET was created under the auspices of which U.S. organization?
• The Mirai botnet attack in 2016 primarily compromised which types of devices?
• The "right to erasure" primarily enables individuals to:
• Which statement reflects an argument against net neutrality?
• CISA is also known as which program?
• Which term describes the practice of collecting, aggregating, and selling analyzed data?
• Which of the following best describes cyberterrorism's motivation?
• Which policy would best support workers displaced by automation?
• Augmented reality (AR) is defined as which of the following?
• Which statement reflects a commonly voiced ethical stance on embryonic stem cell research?
• Which definition best captures the digital divide?
• In the 2014 Marriott breach, how many records were reported as compromised?
• A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack is best described as which of the following?
• What is the primary purpose of FACTA?
• The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requires:
• Which act is designed to protect the privacy of students' education records and controls sharing with third parties?
• The event involving hackers believed to be under Russian control hacking the Democratic National Committee emails and posting on DCLeaks and WikiLeaks is which of the following?
• Which statement best captures Moore's Law implications for the technology landscape?
• Which claim is typically advanced by proponents of genetically modified foods?
• Which statement best describes the Many Hands Problem's implication in accountability for complex systems?
• Which term best describes an attack that relies mainly on deceit and trickery to obtain personal information from users?
• Which autonomy level requires the driver to monitor the vehicle at all times?
• Third-party cookies are cookies placed by whom?
• Which NSA program could record the complete contents of all phone calls in an entire country?
• What does the CLOUD Act do?
• Which option completes the statement: 'Creations of the intellect' include items such as?
• Which statement best describes the "new networked media"?
• What best describes a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack?
• Do some ethicists claim there are no new ethical issues from technology; it only exacerbates existing ones?
• Which tech companies were among those signing the pledge to eliminate violent extremist content online?
• How do 'responsibility' and 'liability' differ in IT issues?
• During the 2017 Equifax data breach, approximately how many social security numbers were exposed?
• Anonymized data is best described as which?
• Which phenomenon concerns the emotional response to robots that resemble humans but are not quite human?
• Which statement correctly defines a work in the public domain?
• Contextual integrity posits that people share private information in one context based on trust that it will not be shared in a different context. Which statement best captures this idea?
• What are cookies in web terms?
• Which controversy involved Bluetooth-enabled consumer toys and data storage on manufacturer servers shared with defense industries?
• What milestone did Dolly the sheep cloning case demonstrate?
• What does the Many Hands Problem describe in the context of system design?
• What best describes the DCMA?
• Which benefit do GMO proponents commonly claim?
• Approximately what portion of tweets are said to be bot-created?
• Which law governs the privacy and disclosure of personal information collected by state Departments of Motor Vehicles?
• What is a false flag operation?
• What does VPN stand for and what is its basic function?
• Session cookies are best described as cookies that what?
• Which ethical concept emphasizes defending human dignity by ensuring essential needs and rights, including access to technology for social justice movements?
• What best defines a deepfake?
• Which organization had the largest reported number of compromised records among the incidents described?
• The state of hate speech on the internet is described as
• Cambridge Analytica was accused of working on the presidential campaign of which candidate?
• What do most ethicists say about who owns personal data?
• Which of the following statements accurately describes Brenton Tarrant's Christchurch attack?
• Under FACTA, what must financial institutions maintain to guard against identity theft?
• How is privacy regulation described in the United States?
• Which ethical concern is raised by algorithmic political messaging on private platforms?
• What is a common criticism regarding how social media platforms handle hate speech?
• What device can mimic a cell tower, intercepting communications in the area?
• What is debated about Edward Snowden's actions?
• Which ethical framework emphasizes duty and normative obligations?
• Which best defines lawful access?
• Which behavior is prohibited by IT Commandment 3?
• Section 905 of the Patriot Act requires what?
• Which statement corresponds to Criterion 1 of the whistleblowing framework?
• If cloning human beings became possible, which ethical question would be most likely to arise?
• What does the Uncanny Valley describe?
• Which act grants consumers rights to know what personal information is collected and to request deletion, with thresholds for business size?
• FERPA truth statement?
• HIPAA protects which type of data?
• How is cloud storage defined?
• Addiction in the context of online behavior is best described as which?
• Which country was listed as a signatory to the pledge aside from others?
• IoT data collection exposes what cybersecurity risk when devices are connected to the internet?
• Which term describes the legal category that includes trademarks, patents, and designs?
• Which organization has created software to detect audio fakes and deepfakes?
• Which ethical question is most commonly raised about lab-grown meat?
• What is a legitimate privacy drawback of device fingerprinting?
• All U.S. states require notification when data is exposed.
• What ethical issue is highlighted by the Henrietta Lacks case?
• In what year did Edward Snowden disclose details of mass surveillance programs?
• Under data sovereignty, what right does the data creator have?
• What does the HITECH Act do?
• Which option best defines a botnet?
• Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is described as allowing:
• Which process involves analyzing data to extract information not offered by the raw data alone?
• What ethical issue is commonly discussed in whistleblowing ethics?
• Which principle is IT Commandment 1 intended to enforce?
• What is a key ethical concern with social media data collection and advertising?
• What is a key ethical advantage of induced pluripotent stem cells compared with embryonic stem cells?
• Jurisdictional issues in cyberspace arise when?
• Section 203 of the Patriot Act addresses which capability?
• The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 governs which of the following?
• What did Professor Nissenbaum emphasize about data sharing in online environments?
• Which entity is described as a potential safeguard against unfair commercial practices in privacy?
• Ransomware is best described as?
• Which statement reflects the global stance on free speech as implied by the material?
• Which country is NOT listed as a signatory to the pledge?
• Law enforcement agencies are best described as?
• Which term refers to hacking back a perpetrating hacker?
• Intelligence agencies are typically focused on?
• Which is a core requirement of PCI-DSS?
• Cyberethics is defined as which of the following?
• A potential real-world consequence of hate speech online is
• Which statement about the Target breach is true?
• Which statement about autonomy in professional practice is most accurate?
• Which act gives consumers the right to know what personal information is being collected about them by businesses, and the right to request that their information be deleted?
• Which statement describes a benefit of device fingerprinting?
• Which organization is cited as having noted a 250% increase in hate speech between 1995 and 2000?
• Which level describes a vehicle that performs most actions, with a driver required but not required to monitor the environment?
• E-Verify is described as:
• In the John Moore case, what did he sue UCLA over?
• Which process analyzes data to reveal insights not immediately evident in the raw data?
• Are social media platforms free to censor any speech they like?
• FERPA governs access to which type of information?
• Which statement corresponds to Criterion 5 of the whistleblowing framework?
• Facebook's major company decisions are described as being based primarily on what factor?
• What does the material say about privacy rights in the US Constitution?
• Phishing is best described as?
• Stuxnet was designed to target which type of infrastructure?
• In cross-jurisdiction privacy matters, what is expected of platforms?
• TrustArc (formerly TRUSTe) is described as:
• In Level 0 autonomy, who performs all driving tasks?
• What is a central ethical debate surrounding embryonic stem cell research?
• Which statement best describes blogs?
• Which agency type is primarily focused on preventing crime and terrorism?
• What is the ethical concern associated with government surveillance and data collection in the name of security?
• During the run-up to the 2016 US election, approximately how many people read content in their feeds originated from Russian-based bots and trolls?
• Which type of cookie is not erased when you leave the site and helps the site remember you across visits?
• What is the primary purpose of privacy-enhancing tools (PETs)?
• Islamberg is located in which region?
• Which type of cookie persists beyond the current session and is tied to the domain you visited?
• What does data at rest refer to?
• Hate speech is best described as
• End-to-end encryption provides protection against which risk during transmission?
• The disinhibition effect describes online anonymity leading people to act in ways they would not in face-to-face interactions.
• The Washington Post note on terrorist propaganda on social media platforms suggests which sentiment?
• The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights is best described as what?
• When companies collect personal information, what two elements are lost according to the material?
• What is a consequence of social media algorithms prioritizing engagement?
• Zombie cars are best described as autonomous vehicles that drive without passengers and may cause pollution if not powered cleanly.
• What does the Fair Use Clause allow?
• FOMO is best described as which of the following?
• Which statement best describes swatting?
• Which definition best describes the Internet of Things (IoT)?
• Which description matches professional criteria 3?
• To close the digital divide, policymakers should prioritize which action?
• If a business processes credit cards and wants to avoid PCI-DSS burdens, what option exists?
• Lying and the internet: what phenomenon makes lies easier to spread and harder to uncover?
• Which term describes granting someone else the legal permission to use or access a particular work?
• What factor contributed to easier copying of copyrighted works with the advent of digital technologies and the internet?
• Which clause allows teachers, writers, critics, and others to use portions of copyrighted works under certain circumstances?
• Which law aims to protect children's online privacy by restricting data collection from users under 13?
• Which term defines the action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible?
• Which behavior is prohibited by IT Commandment 2?
• Which statement accurately describes induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells)?
• Which controversy involved banning a Bluetooth-enabled children's toy due to data transmissions stored by the manufacturer?
• Which scenario best reflects loss of personal agency in data practices?
• Which term describes the act of making information obscure or unintelligible to outsiders?
• What risk did the Equifax breach primarily illustrate?
• Which group is most likely to be affected by the current rapid change in technology, especially from computer programs?
• Level 2 autonomy is characterized by?
• Which group gained attention after hacking the Church of Scientology in 2014?
• Which definition best matches professional criteria 1 in ethics for technology professionals?
• Which law is primarily focused on information security within the federal government?
• Ethical questions regarding data sovereignty ask which of the following?
• Which statement best captures the cybersecurity risk associated with IoT data collection?
• According to the White House report on NSA data collection, which statement is correct?
• Which describes the 2019 Islamberg incident?
• Which act is described as requiring the sharing of information vital to protection, with utilities communicating with the government?
• Under IT ethics, when may an IT professional refuse to follow an employer's order?
• According to IT ethics, what best describes the obligation of an IT professional to their employer?
• The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union data protection law that guarantees which right?
• The All Writs Act of 1789 is described as...
• Which concern is commonly cited by opponents of GMO crops?
• What is a bot (short for web robot)?
• Which statement about the 2013 Target data breach is true?
• Which description matches professional criteria 2?
• What is information warfare?
• What is a key ethical concern with automation?
• What is the primary framework relationship of the CLOUD Act to existing law?
• Which of the following best describes privacy-enhancing tools (PETs)?
• The disinhibition effect on the internet leads to which outcome?
• Which technology raises privacy concerns by intercepting communications via a device that mimics a cell tower?
• Which law outlaws various types of online fraud and prohibits unintentional damage if 'reckless disregard' is shown?
• Which term refers to creating an intentionally deceptive social media profile to obtain money?
• Shield laws protect journalists from having to reveal sources. In general, shield laws exist in most states.
• Which term refers to data collection that is massive and also about the data's structure or lack thereof?
• What ethical concern was raised by the Dolly the sheep cloning case?
• Which statement accurately describes the IT Commandments as a code of ethics?
• Which ethical concept is most closely associated with ensuring access to technology as part of social justice?
• Which concept involves granting someone else the legal permission to use or access a work?
• In professional ethics, what is accountability?
• What describes the ability to make decisions about things that affect us, such as what to buy or whom to vote for?
• A consequentialist, utilitarian approach to internet anonymity would argue that
• PII stands for what?
• Which statement best captures the potential negative impact of robots on employment?
• Which policy action should policymakers take to address employment disruptions caused by new automation technologies?
• Level 5 autonomy implication?
• Catfishing is described as
• Level 4 autonomy description?
• Which act is designed to protect the privacy of student education records and restrict sharing of that information?
• Which practice best reflects the ethics criterion that requires full disclosure of a system's capabilities, limitations, and potential problems?
• What does the concept of the "new networked media" imply for media consumers?
• Which statement correctly differentiates session cookies from persistent first-party cookies?
• Which law, enacted in 2018, gives consumers the right to know what personal information is collected and to request deletion?
• Which statement best defines a blog?
• What two terms combine to form the word 'deepfake'?
• What best defines device fingerprinting?
• Which country is described as outlawing any form of speech criticizing the government or anything the government deems offensive, thereby requiring social media platforms to comply with local laws?
• Moore's Law describes which trend in technology?
• Which process aggregates data, analyzes it, and sells the results of their analysis?
• What does the Digital Millennium Copyright Act address?
• The 2014 celebrity nude photo leak involved which incident?
• Which program requires physical installation at an internet service provider to monitor emails and other electronic communications?
• Disinhibition refers to
• End-to-End Encryption in the given context covers which scenario?
• Disinhibition is best described as
• Who do most ethicists say owns personal data?
• What is the defense commonly offered for the scope of the PRISM surveillance program?
• Which law outlaws almost any form of unauthorized access or access with ill intent, including intrusions from local or foreign sources, government systems, and financial institutions and organizations?
• Which law serves as the foundational statute governing copyright in the United States?
• Regarding doxxing, which nuance is described as possible in the material?
• Napster Case involved a peer-to-peer music service and led to the conclusion that sharing music files is not what?
• Which statement corresponds to Criterion 2 of the whistleblowing framework?
• Which statement about deepfake detection readiness for political events?
• The Mirai botnet attack demonstrated that compromising which devices can lead to large-scale internet outages?
• Stuxnet was a worm designed to disrupt which infrastructure?
• What does the term 'bot' stand for?
• What real issue is associated with third-party cookies?
• Which statement best captures the concept of being logically malleable in computing?
• What is true about shield laws as described?
• What is true about federal data breach reporting requirements?
• Which concern is commonly raised by GMO opponents?
• What is the hoped outcome of whistleblowing going public according to the framework?
• What ethical issue is commonly highlighted by cases like Henrietta Lacks and John Moore?
• Which statement best contrasts accountability and liability?
• Which statement corresponds to Criterion 4 of the whistleblowing framework?
• Level 3 autonomy description?
• Metadata refers to which of the following?
• Which statement best defines clickbait?
• Which term best describes the category that includes trademarks, patents, and designs?
• How many Yahoo records were compromised in the 2013 Yahoo breach according to the material?
• Which statement best captures the relationship between democratizing information and misinformation?
• Which statement best describes professional ethics in journalism regarding objectivity and labeling opinions?
• Which act provides for compelling third-party organizations to assist in court orders, as argued by the FBI to still apply?
• Swatting involves which of the following?
• Data sovereignty holds that data created by you belongs to you and you have the right to decide how to use it. Which statement aligns with this idea?
• How many criteria are specified in the Framework of Whistleblowing?
• What is a key difference between past computers and modern computers?
• What happens when you visit a website regarding data sharing?
• Which statement best describes the legality of doxxing as presented?
• Which statement best reflects ACM criteria 1's aim?
• Which statement accurately reflects metadata in communications?
• Doxing is best described as which of the following?
• FACTA is an amendment to which act, and what does it require of financial institutions?
• Which statement corresponds to Criterion 3 of the whistleblowing framework?
• What statement about Do Not Track (DNT) browsers is accurate?
• ARPANET was envisioned as a way to share information between which groups?
• Getting permission to use a copyrighted work typically involves which act?
• Which statement best describes the First Amendment as presented?
• Which law prohibits deceptive subject lines and governs the sending of unsolicited commercial emails?
• Which statement best describes counter-hacking?
• What does the acronym HITECH stand for?
• Which statement reflects MIC in printing from a privacy perspective?
• Which term describes autonomous vehicles that operate without passengers and may contribute to pollution if not powered by clean energy?
• What is Gamergate?
• The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is best described as:
• A data breach occurs when...
• Which statement best reflects the core idea behind free software?
• Which statement correctly differentiates cookies from device fingerprinting?
• The Critical Infrastructure Information Act (CIIA) has which purpose?