Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues

Question 1

principles of right and wrong that individuals use to make choices and guide their behaviour

aspect

Answer 1

ethical

Question 2

how people and society are affected

aspects

Answer 2

social

Question 3

knowing the laws, regulations, and legal frameworks and working within those limits

aspects

Answer 3

legal

Question 4

we need to take _______ by accepting the potential costs, duties, and obligations for our decisions

Answer 4

responsibility

Question 5

we need to know who takes _______ by providing mechanisms to identify who is responsible if something goes wrong

Answer 5

accountability

Question 6

need to take on ________ by legally accepting consequences as a result of harming others

Answer 6

liability

Question 7

we have to ensure _________ by following established procedures and ensuring everyone knows their rights, and that they can appeal

Answer 7

due process

Question 8

do unto others as you would have them to unto you

Answer 8

golden rule

Question 9

if an action is not right for everyone to take, then it is not right for anyone (What if everyone did that?)

Answer 9

kants categorical imperative

Question 10

if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, then it is not right to be taken at any time (What if you kept on doing that?)

Answer 10

descartes’ rules of change

Question 11

take the action that achieves the higher or greatest value for all concerned (What action achieves the greatest value for all?)

Answer 11

utilitarian principle

Question 12

take actions that do not have a high cost of failure, even if the probability is low (What is the worst thing that can happen?)

Answer 12

risk aversion

Question 13

establishes rules for the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information that organizations must follow

Answer 13

personal information protection and electronic documents act (PIPEDA)

Question 14

organizations need ____________ to collect and use customer data, and they cannot refuse service if not given

Answer 14

informed consent

Question 15

with _______, organizations are not permitted to collect any personal data unless the consumer explicitly gives permission

Answer 15

opt-in

Question 16

with _________, organizations are allowed to collect any personal data until the consumer explicitly requests that their information not be collected

Answer 16

opt-out (implied consent)

Question 17

the pirvacy commissioner of Canada states that for sensitive information, _________ must be used, but for less sensitive information, __________ is fine

Answer 17

opt-in; opt-out

Question 18

ways to be tracked online

Answer 18

third-party cookies, web beacons, fingerprinting

Question 19

track your behaviour across multiple websites

Answer 19

third-party cookies

Question 20

a tiny or invisible image or object that is embedded into a webpage or email; do not store any data, instead track how users interact with different web content

Answer 20

web beacon

Question 21

where your unique combination of hardware, software, settings, and more can be combined to passively track you

Answer 21

fingerprinting

Question 22

a data analysis technology used by the government and companies to profile you; combines a collection of information from a variety of sources to create detailed profiles of each person; can be used for good reasons or political propaganda

Answer 22

NORA (NonObvious Relationship Analysis)

Question 23

intangible property (like a song, video, invention, software, etc.) created by individuals or corporations

Answer 23

intellectual property (IP)

Question 24

3 ways to protect IP

Answer 24

trade secret, copywrite, patent

Question 25

intellectual work or a product that belongs to a business that is not in the public domain, that gives a business competitive advantage the information is shared privately and is shared in good faith

Answer 25

trade secret

Question 26

protects original literary, musical, artistic, dramatic works, and computer software. By having _____, you have the exclusive legal write to produce, reproduce, publish or perform your work.

Answer 26

copywrite

Question 27

gives the owner an exclusive monopoly on the ideas behind an invention for 17-20 years. only the owner can make, use, or sell the invention for a given period

Answer 27

patent

Question 28

measures how accurate, complete, and fit data is for its purpose of use

Answer 28

data quality

Question 29

the largest source of error is poor _________ rather than faulty hardware or software

Answer 29

data quality