Consumer Online Privacy Quiz
7 Questions
| Total Attempts: 2057
A quiz to test your knowledge of online privacy practices and protections.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Companies are required by law to display a privacy policy on their website.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The personal information of adults and children receive identical protections on the Internet.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.If a company has a privacy policy on its website it cannot share my personal information with advertisers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Internet "cookies" are:
- A.
The same as browser bookmarks
- B.
Delicious
- C.
Text packets stored on your computer by Web sites
- D.
Illegal to use
- 5.If I select "clear cookies" or "empty cache" in my browser then advertisers cannot track me.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
It depends
- 6.If I give a company my email address and they contact me via email, the email must contain:
- A.
A subject line that accurately reflects the content of the message.
- B.
A valid physical postal address for the company
- C.
A clear and conspicuous way to opt out of future emails.
- D.
All of the above.
- 7.Which federal organization most actively enforces privacy laws that protect consumers?
- A.
The Department of Justice
- B.
The Federal Trade Commission
- C.
The Federal Communications Commission
- D.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
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