首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The issue of online privacy in the Internet age found new urgency following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, sparking debate over
The issue of online privacy in the Internet age found new urgency following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, sparking debate over
admin
2014-01-27
55
问题
The issue of online privacy in the Internet age found new urgency following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, sparking debate over striking the correct balance between protecting civil liberties and attempting to prevent another tragic terrorist act. While preventing terrorism certainly is of paramount importance, privacy rights should not be deemed irrelevant.
In response to the attacks, Congress quickly passed legislation that included provisions expanding rights of investigators to intercept wire, oral and electronic communications of alleged hackers and terrorists. Civil liberties groups expressed concerns over the provisions and urged caution in ensuring that efforts to protect our nation do not result in broad government authority to erode privacy rights of U. S. citizens. Nevertheless, causing further concern to civil liberties groups, the Department of Justice proposed exceptions to the attorney-client privilege. On Oct. 30, Attorney General John Ashcroft approved an interim agency rule that would permit federal prison authorities to monitor wire and electronic communications between lawyers and their clients in federal custody, including those who have been detained but not charged with any crime, whenever surveillance is deemed necessary to prevent violence or terrorism.
In light of this broadening effort to reach into communications that were previously believed to be "off-limits", the issue of online privacy is now an even more pressing concern. Congress has taken some legislative steps toward ensuring online privacy, including the Children’ s Online Privacy Protection Act, and provided privacy protections for certain sectors through legislation such as the Financial Services Modernization Act. The legislation passed to date does not, however, provide a statutory scheme for protecting general online consumer privacy. Lacking definitive federal law, some states passed their own measures. But much of this legislation is incomplete or not enforced. Moreover, it becomes unworkable when states create different privacy standards; the Internet does not know geographic boundaries, and companies and individuals cannot be expected to comply with differing, and at times conflicting, privacy rules.
An analysis earlier this year of 751 U. S. and international Web sites conducted by Consumers International found that most sites collect personal information but fail to tell consumers how that data will be used, how security is maintained and what rights consumers have over their own information.
At a minimum, Congress should pass legislation requiring Web sites to display privacy policies prominently, inform consumers of the methods employed to collect client data, allow customers to opt out of such data collection, and provide customer access to their own data that has already been collected. Although various Internet privacy bills were introduced in the 107th Congress, the focus shifted to expanding government surveillance in the wake of the terrorist attacks. Plainly, government efforts to prevent terrorism are appropriate. Exactly how these exigent circumstances change the nature of the online privacy debate is still to be seen.
Concerning the protection of privacy and increased surveillance of communication, the author seems to insist on______.
选项
A、the priority of the former action
B、the execution of the latter at the expense of the former
C、tightening both policies at the same time
D、a balance between the two actions
答案
D
解析
文章开始就指出“…sparking debate over striking the cot-rect balance between protecting civil liberties.and attempting to pre-vent another tragic terrorist act.”这说明作者认为一方面要防止类似的恐怖袭击活动,但另一方面也要注意保护公民的隐私权利,而且这双方面应该取得平衡。故应选D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/bAXd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语五级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语五级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
WhatdidCosgrovedobeforehebecameateacherteachinghistory?Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?
Thesecondparagraphseemstosuggestthat______Fromthepassagewemayinferthat______
WithextensionworkalreadyunderwayattheCapitalInternationalAirport,planshavebeenunveiledforasecondairportforBei
WithextensionworkalreadyunderwayattheCapitalInternationalAirport,planshavebeenunveiledforasecondairportforBei
WithextensionworkalreadyunderwayattheCapitalInternationalAirport,planshavebeenunveiledforasecondairportforBei
WithextensionworkalreadyunderwayattheCapitalInternationalAirport,planshavebeenunveiledforasecondairportforBei
What’stheaverageannualincreaseofforeignstudentpopulationintheperiodbetween1985and1990intermsofpercentage?
Researchcarriedoutintherecentopinionpollsshowsthat______.Thearticleconcludesthat______.
Researchcarriedoutintherecentopinionpollsshowsthat______.Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmeantthat__
Researchcarriedoutintherecentopinionpollsshowsthat______.Theeffectsofalmostuniversalemploymentwereoverwhelming
随机试题
明末文坛最杰出的诗人是_______。明末因抗清而牺牲的少年诗人是_______。
急性胰腺炎时升高最晚是胰腺癌中最常用的辅助诊断和随访项目是
影响DSA影像质量的因素不包括
下列情况不属于干槽症表现的是
患者,男性,36岁,平素体健。淋雨后发热,咳嗽、咳痰2天,右上腹痛伴气急、恶心1天。如果患者病情进一步发展,体检:体温37℃,脉搏110次/分,呼吸28次/分,血压80/50mmHg,患者面色苍白,口唇发绀,右下肺叩诊音稍浊,听到少量湿啰音。应首先考
遗赠的法律特征有哪些?(华东政法大学2001年研究生入学考试题)
凡是完全符合()法律法规规定可予减免税的货物,进出口人或其代理人无需事先向海关提出申请,海关征税人员在进口环节可按规定直接办理减免税。
下列成语与秦始皇有关的是()。
公安行政赔偿是公安机关及其人民警察违法行使( )职权,侵犯公民、法人和其他组织的合法权益,造成损害,由国家承担的赔偿。
Inthissection,youwillheararadiotalkaboutsomefestivalsaroundtheworld.Thetalkwillbereadonlyonce.Forquestion
最新回复
(
0
)