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The __________ is the most important U.S. federal statute regarding conditions for handling
information regarding credit reporting and financial records.
Privacy Act of 1974
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) focuses on ________
parental permissions
In Europe, before data is gathered, _________must be given by customers with knowledge of all the
facts needed to make a rational decision.
Informed consent
The act that aims at protecting medical records is the ________
HIPAA
____________ are small text files loaded on a computer when a user visits Web sites.
Cookies
The Internet has made intellectual property __________
difficult to protect
A(n) ____________ grants the owner an exclusive monopoly on an invention for 20 years.
patent
, In the United States, the claim to privacy is protected primarily by
the First Amendment
A set of principles govening the collection and use of information about users is called __________
fair information practices
What is a Web beacon?
Small software programs that keep a record of users' online clickstream
The most con on type of computer security incident is ___________
malware infection
The most common source of business system failure is (are) _________
data quality
U.S. schools are experiencing a(n) ___________ which means that students in poorer schools have less
access to technology
digital divide
__________ refers to the principles of right and wrong that individuals use to make choices,
Ethics
Regarding moral dimensions of the information age ____________ include(s) the issue addressing
intellectual property rights in a digital society.
property rights and obligations