Which of the Following Is True Regarding Steps Taken by News

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding steps 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:

Proportional Tax

A tax system wherein the tax rate is fixed and applied uniformly to all taxpayers, regardless of their income level.

Regressive Tax

A tax imposed in such a manner that the tax rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases, disproportionately affecting those with lower incomes.

Benefits Tax

A taxation principle where taxes are levied according to the benefits received by the taxpayer.

Proportional

Characterized by a constant ratio or relation in degree or number between two or more quantities; directly comparative in size, degree, or amount.