1. During this course number of possible criteria were considered for finding when whistle-blowing would be morally justified. Which of the following is not one of those criteria?
a. Whistle-blower has compelling evidence.
b. Whistle-blower, except in special circumstances, has exhausted all internal channels for dissent before going public.
c. Whistle-blower has some chance of success.
d. Whistle-blower has taken steps to prevent or minimize retaliation.
e. Whistle-blower has acted after careful analysis of the seriousness of the wrongdoing.
2. Installation of corporate router is the most common security safety measure taken by businesses today.
a. True
b. False
3. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is federal law which gives strong protection for whistle-blowers.
a. True
b. False
4. Which of the given statements about whistle-blowing is true?
a. Whistle-blowing is fairly common and draws attention to all sorts of issues, from mundane to the serious.
b. There is almost universal government protection for whistle-blowers.
c. A short statute of limitations is one major weakness in many whistle-blower protection laws.
d. False Claims Act is intended to discourage whistle-blowers from coming forward with frivolous claims.
5. "Digital divide" basically is a term utilized to highlight difference in the fundamental standard of living among developed and so-called less-developed countries.
a. True
b. False