Corporate Governance

Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 11e (Laudon/Laudon)
Chapter 4 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

1) Advances in data storage have made routine violation of individual privacy more difficult.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 126
AACSB: Use of information technology
CASE: Content
Objective: 4.1

2) Professionals take on special rights and obligations because of their special claims to knowledge, wisdom, and respect.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 130-131
AACSB: Ethical understanding and reasoning abilities
CASE: Content
Objective: 4.2

3) Privacy is the right to be left alone when you want to be, without surveillance or interference from other individuals or organizations.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 131
AACSB: Reflective thinking skills
CASE: Content
Objective: 4.3

4) Web sites use "cookies" in order to obtain the names and addresses of their visitors.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 134
AACSB: Use of information technology
CASE: Content
Objective: 4.3

5) A cookie is a small file containing information about you and your Web activities that is deposited on your hard disk by a Web site.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 134
AACSB: Use of information technology
CASE: Content
Objective: 4.3

6) Spyware is software that comes hidden in downloaded applications and can track your online movements.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 135
AACSB: Use of information technology
CASE: Content
Objective: 4.3

7) Most Internet businesses do very little to protect the privacy of their customers.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 136
AACSB: Use of information technology
CASE: Content
Objective: 4.3

8) P3P encrypts or scrambles e-mail or data so that it cannot be read illicitly.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 137
AACSB: Use of information technology
CASE: Content
Objective: 4.3

9) Protection for trade secrets is enforced at the federal level.
Answer: