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Ethics of Digital Identity and Anonymity

This document discusses ethics, anonymity, and personal identity in the digital world. It begins with multiple choice questions that test understanding of key concepts like digital identity, anonymity, pseudonyms, and how digital data can reveal a person's identity. True/false questions then assess comprehension of issues around digital divides, types of anonymity, and positive and negative uses of anonymity. Finally, essay questions ask about defining digital identity, managing one's digital identity, defining personal identity, positive uses of anonymity, and negative uses of anonymity.

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Ethics of Digital Identity and Anonymity

This document discusses ethics, anonymity, and personal identity in the digital world. It begins with multiple choice questions that test understanding of key concepts like digital identity, anonymity, pseudonyms, and how digital data can reveal a person's identity. True/false questions then assess comprehension of issues around digital divides, types of anonymity, and positive and negative uses of anonymity. Finally, essay questions ask about defining digital identity, managing one's digital identity, defining personal identity, positive uses of anonymity, and negative uses of anonymity.

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TOPIC: Ethics, Anonymity, and Personal Identity in the Wired World

I. Multiple Choice (10 items)

1. 1. Defined as media that existed before the rise of the internet.


a. Traditional Media
b. Digital Divide
c. Digital Media
d. Technology
2. It is the body of information about an individual, organization or electronic device that
exists online.
a. Technology
b. Traditional Media
c. Digital Identity
d. Identity
3. Refers to the growing gap between the underprivileged members of society who do not
have access to a computer or the Internet and people who have access to these.
a. Privacy Breaches
b. Digital Divide
c. Identity Crisis
d. Economic Divide
4. These are examples of data points that can help form a digital identity EXCEPT for:
a. Purchase history
b. Online Search History
c. Username
d. Physical Characteristics

5. The qualities of a person that differentiates him or her from others.


a. Cyber Technology
b. Identity
c. Access Divide
d. Digital Media

6. This kind of anonymity is untraceable.


a. Anonymity
b. True anonymity
c. False anonymity
d. Pseudo-anonymity

7. In this kind of anonymity, communications are inherently traceable.


a. Anonymity
b. True anonymity
c. False anonymity
d. Pseudo-anonymity
8. Used to hide real identities online.
a. Pseudonyms
b. Fake Birth Certificate
c. Forgery
d. Pseudonims

9. An intelligence service that is tasked in gathering, processing, and analyzing national


security around the world.
a. CEU
b. CAI
c. CIA
d. UST

10. The founder of a company that offers anonymous web surfing services has said to have
developed tools for the following countries. Which of the following is not part of the said
countries?
a. Iran
b. China
c. Saudi Arabia
d. Philippines

II. True or False (10 questions)

1. Digital Identity is a unique identifier and use patterns make it possible to detect
individuals or their devices.
TRUE
FALSE

2. Digital Media is defined as media that existed before the rise of the internet.
TRUE
FALSE

3. Access Divide is the opportunities that individuals have to access this resource.
TRUE
FALSE

4. Digital Divide does not prevent lack of communication isolation.


TRUE
FALSE

5. There are two types of identities: digital/virtual and real life.


TRUE
FALSE

6. There are two types of Anonymity: True Anonymity and Pseudo-anonymity.


TRUE
FALSE

7. Anonymity provides protection against retaliation and embarrassment.


TRUE
FALSE

8. One of the positive uses of anonymity is to be able to get personal information from
people without risk.
TRUE
FALSE

9. Pseudonyms are used to hide a person’s identity online.


TRUE
FALSE

10. The government is exempted from the illegal use of anonymity.


TRUE
FALSE

III. Essay (5 items)

1. What does digital identity mean?


2. How do you manage your Digital Identity?
3. What Identity means?
4. What is the positive use of anonymity?
5. What is the negative use of anonymity?

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