Technology May Keep Us Safe, but They Are Intrusive and Compromise

question 12

True/False

Technology may keep us safe, but they are intrusive and compromise freedom and privacy. The widespread use of killer drones by the current administration should give one pause, especially in light of the decision to kill American citizens using drones.

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Definitions:

Packet Filtering

A method used by firewalls to control network access by monitoring outgoing and incoming packets and allowing them to pass or halt based on the source and destination IP addresses, protocols, and ports.

Biometric Authentication Device

A device that uses some unique characteristic of human biology to identify authorized users.

CAPTCHA

A system designed to distinguish human from machine input, typically as a way of thwarting spam and automated extraction of data from websites.

Firewall

A security system for networks that oversees and manages inbound and outbound traffic according to established security protocols.