Cryptography used to be an obscure science, of little relevance to everyday life. Historically, it always had a special role in military and diplomatic communications. But in the Information Age, cryptography is about political power, and in particular, about the power relationship between a government and its people. It is about the right to privacy, freedom of speech, freedom of political association, freedom of the press, freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, freedom to be left alone. - The Code Book, Simon Singh

Which part of the passage supports the claim that the information ordinary people send digitally should be protected?

a) "Cryptography used to be an obscure science."

b) "Cryptography is about political power."

c) "It always had a special role in military."

d) "It is about the right to privacy."

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Talan Compton

16 September, 17:26

Cryptography used to be an obscure science, of little relevance to everyday life. Historically, it always had a special role in military and diplomatic communications. But in the Information Age, cryptography is about political power, and in particular, about the power relationship between a government and its people. It is about the right to privacy, freedom of speech, freedom of political association, freedom of the press, freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, freedom to be left alone. - The Code Book, Simon Singh

Which part of the passage supports the claim that the information ordinary people send digitally should be protected?

a) "Cryptography used to be an obscure science."

b) "Cryptography is about political power."

c) "It always had a special role in military."

d) "It is about the right to privacy."

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Damari Shaffer · Answer 1

Answer: D) "It is about the right to privacy."

Explanation: an argument or claim is a statement assertion that something is true. From the given options, the part of the passage that supports the claim that the information ordinary people send digitally should be protected, is the corresponding to option D: "It is about the right to privacy" as we can see this phrase is supporting the claim, by saying that people have the right to privacy and freedom.

Gaige Torres · Answer 2

The answer is D: "It is about right to privacy"