Multiple choices Questions:
Question 1
According to "Privacy and the Internet: Lives of Others," Peter Schaar, Germany's federal commissioner for data protection, contends that Google:
a. has no adequate privacy filters.
b. does not know where the data it collects winds up.
c. has inadvertently compromised privacy.
d. disobeyed normal rules in the development and use of software.
Question 2
As reported in "Privacy and the Internet: Lives of Others," Facebook argues that the change in default settings on privacy controls was:
a. necessary to assure national security.
b. a reflection of a shift toward openness in society.
c. mandated by federal law.
d. aimed to attract more users.
Question 3
As observed in "Privacy and the Internet: Lives of Others," Google's reputation has been damaged by its collection of sensitive data.
True
False
Question 4
Event data recorders, as put forth in "Automotive 'Black Boxes' Raise Privacy Issues," can be compared to:
a. computer security software.
b. VCRs and DVD players.
c. similar devices on airplanes.
d. highway traffic cameras.
Question 5
As explained in "Automotive 'Black Boxes' Raise Privacy Issues," why is recording of driving behavior a privacy issue?
Question 6
Event data recorders, as noted in "Automotive 'Black Boxes' Raise Privacy Issues," are now installed on virtually all new vehicles.
True
False
Question 7
As stated in "Automotive 'Black Boxes' Raise Privacy Issues," laws have been implemented in a majority of states to limit access to information in car recorders.
True
False
Question 8
As decribed in "Digital-Privacy Rules Taking Shape," the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants legislation requiring data brokers to:
a. pay consumers for using their information.
b. allow consumers to choose their data brokers.
c. permit consumers to bar the use of their personal information.
d. give consumers the right to see and make corrections to their information.
Question 9
As explained in "Digital-Privacy Rules Taking Shape," the FTC is the only government agency that has the authority to write new rules for privacy.
True
False
Question 10
After conducting an internal investigation that confirmed allegations of widespread bribery in Wal-Mart's operations in Mexico, as asserted in "Wal-Mart Hushed Up a Vast Mexican Bribery Case," the company decided to:
a. hire an outside auditing firm.
b. shut down the investigation.
c. seek the help of Mexican authorities.
d. press criminal charges against some executives.
Question 11
Allegedly, as put forth in "Wal-Mart Hushed Up a Vast Mexican Bribery Case," bribes paid by Wal-Mart to local officials bought all of the following except:
a. abusive labor practices.
b. zoning approvals.
c. reductions in environmental-impact fees.
d. the allegiance of neighborhood leaders.
Question 12
Wal-Mart de Mexico, as described in "Wal-Mart Hushed Up a Vast Mexican Bribery Case," supposedly hid their bribes as:
a. contract employee fees.
b. property rents.
c. general legal fees.
d. community donations.
Question 13
Every year, as pointed out in "Wal-Mart Hushed Up a Vast Mexican Bribery Case," Wal-Mart receives hundreds of internal reports of bribery and fraud worldwide.
True
False
Question 14
What is corporate citizenship, as defined in "Doing More Good"? (small essay)
Question 15
In "Doing More Good," what are the differences between good and bad corporate citizenship? (small essay)
Question 16
According to "Doing More Good," what is the five-step process for developing a corporate social responsibility strategy? (small essay)
Question 17
Most people in the United States, as maintained in "Cause for Concern," are unlikely to think about conserving water because:
a. water is still a very inexpensive resource.
b. people do not realize the importance of water to health.
c. most have never experienced a true water shortage.
d. water has become a heavily marketed product.
Question 18
According to the International Water Management Institute, by 2025, two-thirds of the world will contend with water scarcity, as noted in "Cause for Concern."
True
False
Question 19
Consumers around the world, as stated in "Cause for Concern," are generally unaware of their own water consumption and have a general lack of knowledge about water-management issues.
True
False
Question 20
MillerCoors, as described in "Cause for Concern," does not engage in much water-related cause-marketing yet because:
a. their own efforts at conservation have been disappointing.
b. the public cares more about other environmental issues.
c. it is still new to adopting environmental causes.
d. corporate shareholders do not think that adopting causes will have a beneficial effect on the bottom line.