PrepTest 102, Section 1, Question 1
Most office workers assume that the messages they(434 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(10 more words not shown)
- AUntil the legal(30 more words not shown)
- BThe legal questions(29 more words not shown)
- CAny attempt to(25 more words not shown)
- DAt present, in(27 more words not shown)
- EThe legal questions(27 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted the main point: email privacy is a complicated legal issue, and the questions differ between government and private workplaces. The writer explains those problems without settling them. We're looking for some version of that idea, not a policy the writer thinks everyone should adopt.
Working the answers
- A
Encryption is a possible safeguard mentioned at the end. Making everyone encrypt messages isn't the central claim supported by the government debate and the employee lawsuit. This also turns “may be” a solution into something workers “will need” to do.
- B
The writer doesn't propose treating email exactly like calls or face-to-face conversations. That would be a solution to the problem; we're mainly being shown what the problem is.
- C
The public/private distinction makes this tempting. But C tells us what any attempted solution must consider. The writer describes the different concerns in those settings without making that rule for resolving them the main point.
- DCorrect
The opening says email lacks clear legal rules (paragraph 1). The government debate and private-company case show the complicated legal picture in both settings. Individual disputes have been decided, but we still don't have a clear general answer about workplace email privacy.
- E
No one recommends this public/private split in monitoring rights. The government example is about public access to records, not a proposal to let government supervisors monitor their employees.
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