tailieunhanh - 501 critical reading questions_part4

Tham khảo tài liệu '501 critical reading questions_part4', ngoại ngữ, anh văn giao tiếp phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 501 Critical Reading Questions Something went wrong recently for me. Someone obtained my Social Security number address work number and address and a few other vital pieces of data. That person then applied for a credit account in my name. The application was approved and I soon received a bill 50 for nearly 5 000 worth of computer-related purchases. Fraud of course is a different issue but this kind of fraud couldn t happen or at least couldn t happen with such ease and frequency in a world of paper-based records. With so much information floating about in cyberspace and so much technology that can record and 55 observe our privacy has been deeply compromised. I find it truly amazing that someone would want to live in a transparent house at any time but especially in an age when individual privacy is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain and defend against those who argue that information must be gathered for the social 60 good . Or perhaps this man s house is an attempt to call our attention to the fact that the panopticon is already here and that we are all just as exposed as he is. 134. According to the passage a panopticon is a. a prison cell. b. a place in which everything can be seen by others. c. a tower that provides a panoramic view. d. a house that is transparent. e. a place in which surveillance cameras and other monitoring equipment are in use. 135. The description of how the panopticon would work in a prison lines 10-19 implies that the panopticon a. can be an effective tool for social control. b. should be used regularly in public places. c. is not applicable outside of the prison dynamic. d. is an effective tool for sharing information. c. will redefine privacy for the twenty-first century. 136. In lines 26-36 the author suggests that the panopticon is a metaphor for our society because a. our privacy is transparent. b. we are all prisoners in our own homes. c. our actions are constantly observed and recorded. d. we are always afraid that .