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Lori Andrews, “Facebook Is Using You”

What does Andrews say Facebook’s inventory consists of?

A. online ads

B. proprietary technology

C. users’ data

D. users’ photos and other creative content

Which of the following is not an example that Andrews uses to support her argument about online privacy?

A. politicians disgraced by sex scandals

B. a credit-card company lowering a customer’s credit limit

C. the Internal Revenue Service searching for tax evaders’ incomes

D. employers rejecting job candidates

Andrews argues that online data aggregation can lead to

A. identity theft.

B. stronger privacy controls.

C. groupthink.

D. stereotyping.

What term does the author use to describe the practice of denying people opportunities based on their digital selves?

A. Weblining

B. e-bias

C. Discrimination 2.0

D. filtering

What solution does Andrews propose at the end of the essay?

A. a do-not-track law, similar to the do-not-call law

B. stronger online privacy controls

C. a law banning companies from collecting personal data online

D. a public-awareness campaign on the dangers of Internet tracking