WGU D842 CON1 : ETHICAL DECISIONS ON
STUDENT PRIVACY AND AI IN EDUCATION
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What does system quality refer to in the context of ethical issues?.
Answer: The reliability and performance of information systems.
◍ What is the impact of new IT opportunities on crime?.
Answer: They create new kinds of crimes and opportunities for crime.
◍ What are cookies in the context of internet privacy?.
Answer: Data files that identify browsers and track visits to websites.
◍ What is the relationship between ethical, social, and political issues in an
information society?.
Answer: They are interconnected and influence how society adapts to
changes brought by information technology.
◍ What is the role of professional codes of conduct?.
Answer: To regulate professionals in the general interest of society.
◍ John Doe lawsuit.
Answer: A lawsuit in which the identity of the defendant is temporarily
unknown, typically because the defendant is communicating anonymously
or using a pseudonym.enables organaizations to gain subpoena power in an
effort to learn the identity of anonymous Internet users who they believe
have caused some form of harm to the organization through their postings.
◍ What are the four main protections for intellectual property?.
Answer: Copyright, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets.
,◍ What is nonobvious relationship awareness (NORA)?.
Answer: Combining data from multiple sources to find obscure hidden
connections that might help identify criminals or terrorists.
◍ What are the challenges posed by AI to intellectual property?.
Answer: Issues with copyrighted works for training AI models, patent
creation, trademark concerns, and protection of trade secrets.
◍ "Fair information practices".
Answer: is a term for a set of guidelines that govern the collection and use of
personal data. Various organizations and countries have developed their
own set of such guidelines and call them by different names.
◍ Enron Scandal.
Answer: Enron had manipulated energy prices in California to create a fake
crisis, along with other illegal deceptions. These illegal acts were unearthed
after the company filed for bankruptcy in 2001. This caused the California
governor, Gray Davis, to be replaced with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
◍ Discovery.
Answer: is part of the pretrial phase of a lawsuit in which each party can
obtain evidence from the other party by various means, including requests
for the production of documents
◍ What does accountability mean in the context of ethical conduct?.
Answer: Mechanisms for identifying responsible parties.
◍ What is a web beacon?.
Answer: Tiny graphics embedded in emails and web pages to monitor who
is reading messages or visiting sites.
◍ What is computer abuse?.
Answer: Acts involving a computer that may not be illegal but are
considered unethical.
◍ Copyright infringement.
Answer: is a violation of the rights secured by the owner of a copyright.
, infringement occurs when someone copies a substantial and material part of
another's copyrighted work without permission
◍ The Privacy Act.
Answer: prohibits U.S. government agencies from concealing the existence
of any personal data record-keeping system.
◍ What is informed consent?.
Answer: Consent given with knowledge of all the facts needed to make a
rational decision.
◍ Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act.
Answer: (also known as the Wiretap Act) regulates the interception of wire
(telephone) and oral communications.
◍ utility patent.
Answer: is "issued for the invention of a new and useful process, machine,
manufacture, or composition of matter, or a new and useful improvement
thereof."
◍ COPA (Child Online Protection Act).
Answer: prohibits making harmful material available to minors via the
internet
◍ How does GDPR apply to AI systems?.
Answer: The broad definition of 'processing' under GDPR indicates it
applies to AI systems.
◍ What is spyware?.
Answer: A malicious version of adware that tracks users' browsing habits.
◍ What is profiling in the context of ethical issues?.
Answer: Combining data from multiple sources to create dossiers of detailed
information on individuals.
◍ What are Fair Information Practices (FIP)?.
Answer: A set of principles governing the collection and use of information,
forming the basis of most U.S. and European privacy laws.
STUDENT PRIVACY AND AI IN EDUCATION
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What does system quality refer to in the context of ethical issues?.
Answer: The reliability and performance of information systems.
◍ What is the impact of new IT opportunities on crime?.
Answer: They create new kinds of crimes and opportunities for crime.
◍ What are cookies in the context of internet privacy?.
Answer: Data files that identify browsers and track visits to websites.
◍ What is the relationship between ethical, social, and political issues in an
information society?.
Answer: They are interconnected and influence how society adapts to
changes brought by information technology.
◍ What is the role of professional codes of conduct?.
Answer: To regulate professionals in the general interest of society.
◍ John Doe lawsuit.
Answer: A lawsuit in which the identity of the defendant is temporarily
unknown, typically because the defendant is communicating anonymously
or using a pseudonym.enables organaizations to gain subpoena power in an
effort to learn the identity of anonymous Internet users who they believe
have caused some form of harm to the organization through their postings.
◍ What are the four main protections for intellectual property?.
Answer: Copyright, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets.
,◍ What is nonobvious relationship awareness (NORA)?.
Answer: Combining data from multiple sources to find obscure hidden
connections that might help identify criminals or terrorists.
◍ What are the challenges posed by AI to intellectual property?.
Answer: Issues with copyrighted works for training AI models, patent
creation, trademark concerns, and protection of trade secrets.
◍ "Fair information practices".
Answer: is a term for a set of guidelines that govern the collection and use of
personal data. Various organizations and countries have developed their
own set of such guidelines and call them by different names.
◍ Enron Scandal.
Answer: Enron had manipulated energy prices in California to create a fake
crisis, along with other illegal deceptions. These illegal acts were unearthed
after the company filed for bankruptcy in 2001. This caused the California
governor, Gray Davis, to be replaced with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
◍ Discovery.
Answer: is part of the pretrial phase of a lawsuit in which each party can
obtain evidence from the other party by various means, including requests
for the production of documents
◍ What does accountability mean in the context of ethical conduct?.
Answer: Mechanisms for identifying responsible parties.
◍ What is a web beacon?.
Answer: Tiny graphics embedded in emails and web pages to monitor who
is reading messages or visiting sites.
◍ What is computer abuse?.
Answer: Acts involving a computer that may not be illegal but are
considered unethical.
◍ Copyright infringement.
Answer: is a violation of the rights secured by the owner of a copyright.
, infringement occurs when someone copies a substantial and material part of
another's copyrighted work without permission
◍ The Privacy Act.
Answer: prohibits U.S. government agencies from concealing the existence
of any personal data record-keeping system.
◍ What is informed consent?.
Answer: Consent given with knowledge of all the facts needed to make a
rational decision.
◍ Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act.
Answer: (also known as the Wiretap Act) regulates the interception of wire
(telephone) and oral communications.
◍ utility patent.
Answer: is "issued for the invention of a new and useful process, machine,
manufacture, or composition of matter, or a new and useful improvement
thereof."
◍ COPA (Child Online Protection Act).
Answer: prohibits making harmful material available to minors via the
internet
◍ How does GDPR apply to AI systems?.
Answer: The broad definition of 'processing' under GDPR indicates it
applies to AI systems.
◍ What is spyware?.
Answer: A malicious version of adware that tracks users' browsing habits.
◍ What is profiling in the context of ethical issues?.
Answer: Combining data from multiple sources to create dossiers of detailed
information on individuals.
◍ What are Fair Information Practices (FIP)?.
Answer: A set of principles governing the collection and use of information,
forming the basis of most U.S. and European privacy laws.
