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WGU D333 Ethics in Technology| Latest Update| Correct 100
Question : A homeowners' association (HOA) installs
license plate readers after an increase in reported crime in the neighborhood. Two domestic workers petition the HOA, requesting that their data be deleted to protect their privacy. The HOA considers this but denies their request, citing the greater need for security protection for residents.Which ethical theory does this represent?
Correct answer: Consequentialism
Question : The marketing department of a financial
services institution asks data scientists to build a consumer profile based on transaction data. Although company lawyers approve the request to explicitly signal customers with potential gambling addiction problems, the data scientists refuse to build the profiles.What describes this request?
Correct answer: Unethical and legal
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Question : A U.S. company launched an e-commerce
platform in the European Union (EU). The board of directors raised concerns about compliance with applicable privacy regulations and the collection of customer information.Which regulation applies to this scenario?
Correct answer: General Data Protection Regulation
Question : A government contractor is rebuilding a
telecommunications network. One of the contractor's employees discovers that the company is participating in illegal and unethical acts to defraud the government. The employee considers fi ling a lawsuit against the company on behalf of the government.Which law protects the employee if the lawsuit is fi led?
Correct answer: False Claims Act
Question : Which two intellectual property items are
protected by a patent
Correct answer: Inventions & Tools
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Question : An international organization based in a
foreign country invites a U.S. ambassador to help promote its communications business. In exchange for the promotion, the president of the organization offers the ambassador a family trip package for 15 days as a thank- you gesture, with a bonus check of an undisclosed amount.Which law did the organization potentially violate?
Correct answer: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Question : A healthcare company decides to adopt an
artificial intelligence (AI) solution to help identify which doctors and drugs will provide the greatest value to patients.The data team is feeding four years of data into the system, including pharmacy and insurance claims.Based on this data, the AI will makerecommendations based on which doctors and drugs should result in the best healthcare outcomes for patients. A data scientist is concernedabout the disparate data sources and the fact that all information about a patient's medical history and
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ongoing treatment will be easilyaccessible.What should the data scientist provide to the AI to ensure a comprehensive data set?
Correct answer: Electronic health record (EHR)
Question : A hospital wants to improve patient outcomes
while reducing the amount of time it takes to send and receive a patient's treatment records to and from a neighboring hospital. The hospital engages a technology organization to create an electronic bridge to better facilitate faster data transfer while minimizing the threat of external parties compromising the data.Which type of technology solution does the hospital implement?
Correct answer: Health information exchange
Question : While on vacation, an IT leader leaves a
manager in charge of a major client project. Because the IT leader's team abides by a strong code of ethics, the IT leader knows the manager has the tools to perform ethical self-assessment during and after any challenging