Free WGU Ethics-In-Technology Practice Exam with Questions & Answers | Set: 2

Which piece of legislation outlines who may access a person's credit data?

Which legislation provides a safe harbor for internet service providers (ISPs) whose customers violate intellectual property rights?

An engineer is working on a project to manufacture radar processing equipment for the U.S. military. As part of the project contract, all devices must be new. The engineer discovers that the manufacturer has a policy of using refurbished parts. The engineer speaks to their manager about it and is ignored.

What should this engineer do?

What is the unintended source of bias in artificial intelligence (Al) algorithms?

A hacker attacked an organization's server to obtain the health records of a specific employee. The hacker posts the information online as an act of revenge. Which attack did the hacker perform?

An IT company adopts a professional cod© of ethics suggested by a nationally recognized IT professionals organization. Which benefit to the company can be directly derived from adopting a professional code of ethics?

Aninsurance company develops an artificial intelligence (Al) system to manage claims automatically. Although this technology benefits most customers, people from neighborhoods associated with a low socioeconomic status find it harder to get their claims approved. The company decides to keep using the system.

Which ethical theory justifies the company to come to this decision?

To establish an expectation among consumers that a professional will behave ethically, a nonprofit society publishes a professional code of ethics. Which benefit can be directly derived from this effort?

A customer places an order for a product on an e*commerce site after reviewing the quantity and pricing on the online form. The customer then receives an email confirmation that displays different pricing than the order form. The customer reports the discrepancy to customer service.

Which security practice is this customer addressing?