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Emergency Services, an ambulance company, hopes to hire several new emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Most EMTs hired by Emergency Services are 30 years old or younger. Emergency Services, however, would be pleased to hire EMTs of any age. What strategy is suggested by the Director of Human Resources to help avoid a lawsuit based on discrimination?

South Carolina’s proposed state comprehensive privacy law lacks a private right of action that would allow individuals to sue for violations of their consumer rights under the law. Which of the state comprehensive privacy laws studied in this class adopt a similar approach on this topic?

Penicillin was one of the first antibiotic used and saved the lives of hundreds of millions of people suffering from bacterial diseases. Why is penicillin rarely used today? 

Chatter, a social media tech company based in Silicon Valley in the U.S., receives thousands of law enforcement requests each year for its customers communication data. This electronic data is requested to be used as evidence in criminal prosecutions outside the U.S. Under what circumstances can Chatter release the electronic data?

Finances for Graduates is a start-up financial services company focused on helping recent college graduates with financial needs by providing banking services, mortgage products, and investment planning. As a start-up, Finances for Graduates encourages its customer service representatives to use generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools available online. According to the internal policies of Finances for Graduates, customers’ personal information is not to be used in interactions with these genAI tools. Finances for Graduates, however, does not train employees on these policies. Over a six-month timeframe, numerous customer service representatives inadvertently input client financial information into these genAI tools, which the genAI tools then store in an unsecured manner. As a result of this data breach, attackers have been able to access sensitive client information. Wanting to comply with legal requirements related to this breach, the management of Finances for Graduates immediately instructs its compliance team to adhere to the requirements of the various state data breach notification laws. What additional concerns are raised by the compliance team regarding the GLBA and the state comprehensive privacy laws?

Iron Dreams, a company whose mission is to ensure that all of its customers get at least 150 minutes of exercise per week, starts a marketing campaign to promote its new app which has a $19.99 monthly subscription. The campaign involves employees of Iron Dreams calling prospective customers around the country. Iron Dreams’s Advertising Manager asks you, as the Privacy Officer, to review the campaign to double check that you believe Iron Dreams would be complying with the requirements of U.S. law. Which of the following parts of the campaign would you approve?

Red & Black, a national cable company, provides both cable Internet service and cable TV service to its customers. Red & Black receives a court order related to a criminal investigation asking for any accounts opened and any Internet provider addresses used by Owen Owens, a customer of the company. The order instructs Red & Black not to notify Owen about the existence of the order. Kelly O’Malley, the CEO of the company, wants to comply with the pertinent legal requirements. After Kelly consults with her lawyer, is it likely that Kelly decides to comply with the order?

Luke Lucky, an experienced poker player, signs up to play in a national poker tournament at Big Dog Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. After arriving at the casino, Luke decides to participate in 3 smaller tournaments in addition to the national poker tournament.  To cover the entry fees, Luke pays the casino $20,000 in cash. Does this cash payment trigger a reporting requirement?