What are some easy ways to prevent some of your data from being collected?

Always reject all cookies and turn off location services

What did researchers at the University of Toronto recently conclude about scrolling on social media?

Scrolling actually makes you feel more bored

Why did a federal court strike down the FCC’s ability to enforce net neutrality in January?

They said the internet couldn’t be regulated like television or radio is

What major policy change did Meta (Facebook’s parent company) make in January?

They said they would no longer fact check posts

What change did Google recently make to its AI guidelines?

No longer banning the use of AI to develop weapons and surveillance

Why did influencers face backlash after going to a Shein factory?

They were being paid to pretend Shein factories had good working conditions

Which of these is a dilemma that programmers for self-driving cars might soon face?

Deciding if a car should prioritize its own passenger or save the most ppl

What was the ethical dilemma in the trolly problem?

Whether it's ok to kill someone in order to save multiple lives

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1
What are some easy ways to prevent some of your data from being collected?
Always reject all cookies and turn off location services
Scream at clouds about how you don’t like them looking at you all the time
Use Google instead of Bing and delete your browsing history
Write a letter to your senator to be removed from data registries
2
What did researchers at the University of Toronto recently conclude about scrolling on social media?
Scrolling is bad for your eyesight
Scrolling confuses your brain and makes you worried about your safety
Scrolling releases dopamine which makes you happy
Scrolling actually makes you feel more bored
3
Why did a federal court strike down the FCC’s ability to enforce net neutrality in January?
They said the internet couldn’t be regulated like television or radio is
They said it violated the 1st Amendment
They said the Founding Fathers didn't anticipate protecting digital access
They said technology was moving too quickly to place limits on ISPs
4
What major policy change did Meta (Facebook’s parent company) make in January?
They said they would no longer fact check posts
They said that all profile pictures would now be NFTs
They said they wouldn’t allow political content on their social media apps
They said they would be selling off Instagram and Whatsapp
5
What change did Google recently make to its AI guidelines?
No longer building robotic humanoids
No longer banning the use of AI to develop weapons and surveillance
No longer taking contracts from the US government
No longer pursuing deepfake technology
6
Why did influencers face backlash after going to a Shein factory?
They were mispronouncing Shein
They were being paid to pretend Shein factories had good working conditions
They had lied on their visas about their reasons for going to China
They were making inappropriate content while in the factory
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What would you call the idea that ISPs need to treat all online traffic equally and not slow access to some sites?
Free Internet Theory
Net Neutrality
Accessibility Doctrine
Equal Opportunity Network
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Which of these is a dilemma that programmers for self-driving cars might soon face?
Deciding whether humans should still be allowed to drive
Deciding if developers can be sued for their autonomous cars hurting people
Deciding if a car should prioritize its own passenger or save the most ppl
Deciding whether you should be able to make your self-driving car speed
9
What are people who collect your online data and sell it to corporations or governments called?
Personal actuaries
Data brokers
Information technicians
Data acquisitioners
10
What was the ethical dilemma in the trolly problem?
Whether it’s ok to be on the trolly
Whether it's ok to kill someone in order to save multiple lives
Whether you can be arrested for pulling the lever
Whether you should let AI make the decision for you

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