Which Is a True Statement Regarding Actions Taken by News

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which is a true statement regarding actions taken by news corporations to protect confidential records?

• A) News corporations are putting numerous security barriers and encryptions around their records so that nobody can gain access to them.
• B) News corporations are attempting to protect information written by their own employees, but efforts are not made to protect confidential sources because constitutional protection does not extend to confidential sources.
• C) News corporations are not bothering with security barriers to the extent as in previous decades because government regulation requires that information be turned over, and there is no point in taking drastic measures to protect such information.
• D) New regulations make significant privacy barriers illegal in regard to news corporations, so many barriers have been or are being removed.
• E) Because of the respect given to confidential records by the U.S. government and its enforcement agencies, news corporations see little need to enhance protection of confidential records.

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Definitions:

Hits

Refers to the number of times a web page, server, or resource has been accessed or visited.

Search Engines

Web-based tools that index and retrieve information on the internet, allowing users to perform searches and find specific content.

Secure Website

A website that uses encryption, often represented by HTTPS in the URL, to protect the exchange of information from cyber threats.

CARS Checklist

A method for evaluating the credibility, accuracy, reasonableness, and support of information sources.