Which of the following guidelines are in the Code of Fair Information Practices (check all that apply).

a. People have the right to know what information about them is stored and how it is being used.

b. Personal information collected for one purpose can be used for another purpose without the person's consent.

c. There must be no personal data record-keeping systems whose very existence is secret.

d. People have the right to correct errors in the information about them.

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Kamren Stanley

14 February, 15:07

Which of the following guidelines are in the Code of Fair Information Practices (check all that apply).

a. People have the right to know what information about them is stored and how it is being used.

b. Personal information collected for one purpose can be used for another purpose without the person's consent.

c. There must be no personal data record-keeping systems whose very existence is secret.

d. People have the right to correct errors in the information about them.

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a. People have the right to know what information about them is stored and how it is being used.

b. Personal information collected for one purpose can be used for another purpose without the person's consent.

c. There must be no personal data record-keeping systems whose very existence is secret.

d. People have the right to correct errors in the information about them.

Explanation:

All of these are part of the guidelines that are included in the Code of Fair Information Practices.

The Code of Fair Information Practices was created by the HEW (Health, Education, Welfare) Advisory Committee on Automated Data Systems established in 1972. The principles stated in this code guide the behaviour of information technology. Their main purpose is to protect the user of such systems, while granting them control over their own information.