Governments Around the World Are Debating Privacy Issues and Considering

question 88

Multiple Choice

Governments around the world are debating privacy issues and considering various forms of legislation. One area central to the privacy debate is opt-in versus opt-out. Those preferring the opt-in standard do so because this standard would:

• A) Make privacy the default for consumers
• B) Make privacy the default, if a consumer calls in to request no data sharing
• C) Make sharing private information the default
• D) It would match the existing policy of most Internet-based companies

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Definitions:

Personality Differences

Variations among individuals in terms of patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

Introspection

The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.

Sensations

The initial, raw forms of information from the environment perceived through the senses before being processed and interpreted by the brain.

Feelings

Subjective experiences of emotion, often described in terms of being positive or negative.