Who owns information (1) ?


In each of the questions below, choose the best answer. For each answer, note one or two lines of reasoning that leads you to that conclusion.

1. Who owns your name (and address) ?

  1. no one
  2. you, the person named
  3. the U.S. Postal Service
  4. Publisher's Clearing House
  5. somebody else

reasoning:

2. Who owns your phone number ?

  1. no one
  2. you, the person named
  3. the U. S. Federal Communication Commission
  4. The Phone Company
  5. somebody else

reasoning:

3. Who owns your credit information ?

  1. no one
  2. you, the person named
  3. the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank
  4. Equifax
  5. somebody else

reasoning:

4. Who owns your email ?

  1. no one
  2. you, the person who created them
  3. your internet service provider
  4. the Internet
  5. the people who read them

reasoning:


Compiled, February 3, 2002, Steve.Cavrak@Uvm.Edu