501 Critical Reading Questions

a.
increased use of credit cards for purchases.
b.
buying and selling of electronic profiles.
c.
increasingly discreet surveillance equipment.
d.
lack of controls over information exchange.
e.
easy access to electronic information in cyberspace.
139.
The author describes a personal experience with identity theft in
order to
a.
show how prevalent identity theft is.
b.
show how angry he is about having his privacy invaded.
c.
show an example of how private information can be taken and
misused.
d.
demonstrate a flaw in the panopticon.
e.
demonstrate the vast scale of information exchange.
140.
The word 
compromised
in line 55 means
a.
conceded.
b.
agreed.
c.
dishonored.
d.
negotiated.
e.
jeopardized.
141.
Based on the passage, it can be inferred that the author would
support which of the following?