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Ethical issues computer science Quiz 5

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Which of the following is considered an absolute defense against a charge of defamation?
Truth
Which of the following is the Supreme Court case that established a test to determine if material is obscene and therefore not protected by the First Amendment?
Miller v. California
Which of the following can provide a virtually untraceable level of anonymity to email messages?
Remailers
A strategy employed by corporations, government officials, and others against citizens and community groups who oppose them on matters of public interest is known as which of the following?
A SLAPP
Section 230 of which act provides immunity to an Internet service provider (ISP) that publishes user-generated content, as long as its actions do not rise to the level of a content provider?
Communications Decency Act
Although people have the right to express opinions, they must exercise care in their Internet communications to avoid possible charges of which of the following?
defamation
The Supreme Court has held that obscene speech and which of the following are not protected by the First Amendment and may be forbidden by the government?
defamation
Despite the importance of which of the following in early America, it took nearly 200 years for the Supreme Court to render rulings that addressed it as an aspect of the Bill of Rights?
anonymity
Which of the following can be used against an anonymous defendant to reveal truths about the defendant's identity?
A John Doe lawsuit
Although they may implement a speech code, which of the following entities are legally considered agents of the government and therefore must follow the First Amendment's prohibition against speech restrictions based on content or viewpoint?
public schools and universities
When a U.S. citizen engages in an activity protected by the U.S. Constitution, even if the activity violates the criminal laws of another country, U.S. laws do not allow which of the following?
the person to be extradited
If an employee sees a coworker viewing porn on a workplace computer, that employee may be able to claim that the company has:
created a hostile work environment
Which of the following statements is true of Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)?
CIPA requires federally financed schools to use some form of technological protection to block computer access to obscene material.
Which of the following terms is defined as the control or suppression of the publishing or accessing of information on the Internet?
Internet censorship
In the United States, speech that is merely annoying, critical, demeaning, or offensive enjoys protection under which Amendment?
First
Software that can be installed with a Web browser to block access to certain Web sites that contain inappropriate or offensive material is known as which of the following?
Internet filter
Which country has the largest online population in the world and also perhaps the most rigorous Internet censorship?
China
Which of the following allows people to state their opinions without revealing their identity?
Anonymous expression
Which of the following involves the examination of Internet records in an attempt to reveal the identity of an anonymous poster?
Doxing
An oral defamatory statement is called which of the following?
slander
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