WGU D333 Ethics in Technology
Exam | Questions and Answers
Rated A+ | 2025/2026
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- Correct Answer - A wide-range act that included strong security
provisions for electronic health records, such as:
- Banning the sale of health information
- Promoting the use of audit trails and encryption
- Providing rights of access for patient
Increases security for health records
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
- Correct Answer - An act that attempts to give parents control over the
collection, use, and disclosure of children's personal information.
Parental control of children's personal information
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)
- Correct Answer - An amendment to the wiretap act electronic
communication privacy act
- the telecommunication industry required to build tools into its products
that federal investigators could use to eavesdrop on and intercept
conversations and electronic communications.
, - requires court order
Gives law enforcement a backdoor to telecommunications
Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
- Correct Answer - An act that deals with three main issues:
- Protection for the transfer of communication from sender to receiver
- Protection of communication while in storage
- Prohibits devices from recording dialing, routing, addressing, and
signaling information without a search warrant
Increases security for communication
European Union Data Protection Directive
- Correct Answer - Requires any company doing business within the EU
to implement a set of privacy directives on the fair and appropriate use of
information.
Information rules for doing business in the EU
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
- Correct Answer - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act and allows
consumers to obtain a free credit report once per year from the three
main credit reporting companies.
Allows consumer to monitor their credit
Exam | Questions and Answers
Rated A+ | 2025/2026
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- Correct Answer - A wide-range act that included strong security
provisions for electronic health records, such as:
- Banning the sale of health information
- Promoting the use of audit trails and encryption
- Providing rights of access for patient
Increases security for health records
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
- Correct Answer - An act that attempts to give parents control over the
collection, use, and disclosure of children's personal information.
Parental control of children's personal information
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)
- Correct Answer - An amendment to the wiretap act electronic
communication privacy act
- the telecommunication industry required to build tools into its products
that federal investigators could use to eavesdrop on and intercept
conversations and electronic communications.
, - requires court order
Gives law enforcement a backdoor to telecommunications
Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
- Correct Answer - An act that deals with three main issues:
- Protection for the transfer of communication from sender to receiver
- Protection of communication while in storage
- Prohibits devices from recording dialing, routing, addressing, and
signaling information without a search warrant
Increases security for communication
European Union Data Protection Directive
- Correct Answer - Requires any company doing business within the EU
to implement a set of privacy directives on the fair and appropriate use of
information.
Information rules for doing business in the EU
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
- Correct Answer - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act and allows
consumers to obtain a free credit report once per year from the three
main credit reporting companies.
Allows consumer to monitor their credit
