Law and Ethics in the Business Environment 8th Edition – Test Bank

Law and Ethics in the Business Environment 8th Edition by Terry Halbert – Test Bank

LAW & ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 8e

Test Bank

CHAPTER 3

Privacy and Technology

Questions

1. In considering the legality of employer interception of employee e-mails at work, pick the correct statement.

1. Employees have complete expectation of privacy since they can select their password for in-house and remote access of e-mails. 
2. A subpoena is required by the employer to read any e-mail that is clearly marked “confidential” by the employee. 
3. No expectation of privacy exists over an employer-owned computer system at work.  
4. Statement by the employer that e-mails are confidential and privileged cannot be later used by an employer to defeat an employee’s claim of privacy

a. I only

b. II only

c. III only

d. I and IV

ANSWER:  C PAGE:  88 – 90

1. It is perfectly legal for employers to secretly and intrusively spy on their employees.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER:  A PAGE 90-93

1. Which of the following are ways businesses justify electronic surveillance of employees?

1. It measures and encourages efficiency.
2. It uncovers employee disloyalty. 
3. It enhances the fairness of personnel evaluations.  
4. It prevents employees from sending personal emails on company time.

a. I and II only

b. I, II and III only

c. I, II and IV only

d. I, II, III and IV

ANSWER:  B PAGE 91

1. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA):

1. supplements the Omnibus Federal Employee Workplace Privacy Rights Law of 2008.
2. has been an effective law because employee privacy intrusions are less common and steadily declining since 2000.   
3. restricts employer access to public chat room interactions.
4. fails to protect employees in most situations involving e-mail monitoring by public and private employers.

ANSWER:  D PAGE:  92-93

1. According to the article excerpted in the text entitled, The Functions of Privacy, by Alan Westin, privacy has several functions in today’s society. These include:
   1. Total freedom in the private life with no consequences to the work life. 
   2. The ability to vent anger at authority without being held responsible. 
   3. The ability to post critical information on the Internet without consequences at work.
   4. The ability to spend time quietly analyzing the actions and reactions of other people.  

ANSWER:  B PAGE:  94