Which of the Following Is True in Respect of Privacy

question 90

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true in respect of privacy law in Canada?

• A)Organizations in the private sector are subject to legislated responsibilities with respect to the personal information they collect.
• B)The power to enact privacy legislation has been granted exclusively to the federal government.
• C)Privacy protection is found primarily in the common law.
• D)The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act is designed primarily to regulate the government in its collection,use,and disclosure of personal information.
• E)Privacy laws are generally considered unnecessary because voluntary privacy protection has been so successful.

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Definitions:

Sensory Neurons

Nerve cells that transmit sensory information (such as sight, sound, touch) from the body's periphery to the central nervous system.

Sensory Experiences

Perceptions or interactions involving the senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch) that form the basis of human experience.

Pattern Theory

The proposal that different sensory qualities are encoded by specific patterns of firing among the relevant neurons.

Signal-Detection Experiment

A research method used to assess the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns.