DL Digital Citizenship and Ethical Use 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the ethical implication of using someone else's Wi-Fi network without their permission?
- It is acceptable if you only browse websites
- It is illegal and considered unauthorized access (Correct answer)
- It is fine as long as you do not download anything
- It depends on the speed of their connection
Correct answer: It is illegal and considered unauthorized access
Accessing someone's Wi-Fi without authorization violates laws such as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Question 2: A student copies text from Wikipedia directly into their essay. What ethical issue does this create?
- It slows down the school network
- It constitutes plagiarism and violates academic integrity (Correct answer)
- It is acceptable because Wikipedia is free
- It is only an issue if the teacher checks
Correct answer: It constitutes plagiarism and violates academic integrity
Copying content without attribution is plagiarism, which violates academic integrity regardless of the source's cost.
Question 3: Which action BEST protects your personal information on public Wi-Fi?
- Using a VPN to encrypt your connection (Correct answer)
- Logging into all your accounts quickly
- Turning off your firewall for faster speeds
- Sharing your network password with others
Correct answer: Using a VPN to encrypt your connection
A VPN encrypts your internet traffic, protecting your data from interception on unsecured public networks.
Question 4: What does 'net neutrality' refer to in the context of digital citizenship?
- Equal treatment of all internet traffic by providers (Correct answer)
- The right to remain anonymous online
- Free internet access for all citizens
- Government censorship of harmful content
Correct answer: Equal treatment of all internet traffic by providers
Net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers must treat all online traffic equally, without blocking or throttling.
Question 5: You discover a security vulnerability in a company's app. The most ethical course of action is to:
- Exploit it for personal gain before reporting it
- Publicly post about it to warn users immediately
- Report it privately to the company through responsible disclosure (Correct answer)
- Ignore it since it is not your problem
Correct answer: Report it privately to the company through responsible disclosure
Responsible disclosure means reporting vulnerabilities privately to the organization so they can fix the issue before it is exploited.
Question 6: Which of the following is an example of digital inclusion?
- Charging more for internet in rural areas
- Providing affordable internet access to underserved communities (Correct answer)
- Restricting social media use to adults only
- Limiting app downloads on shared devices
Correct answer: Providing affordable internet access to underserved communities
Digital inclusion efforts ensure that all people, regardless of income or location, have access to the internet and digital tools.
Question 7: A company uses an algorithm to make hiring decisions. An ethical concern with this practice is:
- Algorithms always make faster decisions than humans
- The algorithm may perpetuate biases present in training data (Correct answer)
- It is illegal to use software in hiring
- Candidates cannot apply if there is no human reviewer
Correct answer: The algorithm may perpetuate biases present in training data
AI hiring algorithms can inherit and amplify biases from historical data, leading to discriminatory outcomes.
DL Digital Citizenship and Ethical Use 3
What is the ethical implication of using someone else's Wi-Fi network without their permission?