Examining the Reading

Read “Snoopers at Work” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

Question 14.24

1. Summarizing How did it become generally known that stores watch customers in changing rooms? According to Bryson, what are the reasons for today’s high levels of spying?

Question 14.25

2. Details What proportion of companies spy on their employees?

Question 14.26

3. Examples Explain what an “active badge” (para. 11) is and how it works.

Question 14.27

4. Vocabulary Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading: surveillance (para. 3), avarice (4), delved (4), paranoia (8), and abetting (9).

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