Q {2} In addition to just being left alone to live your life as you see fit, privacy is also often defined as

/a being able to deny any personal information about you to your employer at all times

/a the right to determine when, how, and to what extent information about you is communicated to others

/a the right to deny all requests for personal information from anyone or any organization

/a the right for personal information to not be shared with any users other than the ones that already have access to it.

/q {1} Dr. Barnett suggested in class that before an employer acquires information about an applicant or employee, there should be both a legal and ethical justification for it, based on the nature of the employee-employer relationship.

/a true

/a false

/q {2} The U. S. Constitution has been interpreted by the courts to offer some privacy protections to U. S. citizens. Which of the following statements is true?

/a the Constitution's privacy protections apply only to private sector employers

/a the Constitution's privacy protections apply only to the government

/a the Constitution's privacy protections apply to both private sector employers and the government

/q {3} The Privacy Act of 1974

/a was totally eliminated by the USA Patriot Act of 2001.

/a restricts the use of personal information by private companies.

/a set controls on the right of government to collect, use, and share data about individuals.

/a set time limits for how long personal data could be maintained by government and private companies.

/q {3} Which privacy law does provide some protection to applicants and employees when an employer or potential employer does a background check and obtains consumer reports about the applicants or employees?

/a Polygraph Protection Act

/a Electronic Communication Privacy Act

/a Fair Credit Reporting Act

/q {2} To avoid violating ethical principles, Dr. Barnett suggested that a firm DID NOT need to obtain employee consent to obtain information from him or her, but only needed to be sure the information was relevant to the employer-employee relationship in some way.

/a true

/a false

/q {2} Which of the following is a principle that should guide corporate decision-making about the collection and use of employee information?

/a Companies should base their information policies on FBI procedures that have stood the test of time.

/a Companies should collect only that employee information that is absolutely necessary.

/q {4} Which of the following is not one of the major workplace privacy issues?

/a integrity testing

/a drug testing

/a monitoring employees

/a hourly pay and benefits

/q {4} Electronic monitoring of employees is

/a decreasing, as employers rely more on organizational culture to control employee behavior.

/a heavily regulated by state, but not federal law.

/a reliant on the express consent of employees.

/a virtually unregulated.

/q {2} ____ are high-ranking executives responsible for monitoring and protecting the private information held by firms

/a Verification of Privacy Officer

/a Chief Privacy Officers

/a Officer of Privacy

/a Privacy Executive

/q {3} OSHA's mission encompasses all of the following functions except

/a setting and enforcing standards.

/a providing training, outreach, and education.

/a promoting employer/employee cooperation.

/a establishing partnerships.

/q {4} The regulations that codify employers' duties to provide employees with information on the hazards of workplace chemicals and to make sure that they understand what that information means are

/a employee education laws.

/a full disclosure regulations.

/a vital information acts.

/a right-to-know laws.

/q {3} OSHA's guidelines for preventing workplace violence include all of the following except

/a providing safety education for employees.

/a securing the workplace and minimizing access by outsiders.

/a hiring a security force to prevent attacks.

/a providing drop safes to limit the amount of cash on hand.