PrepTest 102, Section 1, Question 5
Most office workers assume that the messages they(434 more words not shown)
It can be inferred from(31 more words not shown)
- AIt would be(15 more words not shown)
- BIt would significantly(12 more words not shown)
- CIt would create(15 more words not shown)
- DIt would guarantee(21 more words not shown)
- EIt would require(17 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
One keystroke sounds pretty convenient. That's the problem the writer identified with encryption: complex codes can undermine the ease of using email.
What we’re looking for
So I'd expect the writer to see this as an improvement. It makes the proposed safeguard easier to use; we don't need to call it perfect or say it settles the legal questions.
Working the answers
- A
The writer never argues that employers' ability to monitor must be protected from encryption. Calling this an unreasonable burden on companies adds that position.
- BCorrect
The drawback was that encryption could undermine email's “convenience.” Encoding and decoding with one keystroke would reduce that difficulty, making privacy easier to protect.
- C
Trade secrets aren't discussed. The stated problem with encryption is inconvenience, not legal complications about information reaching competitors.
- D
Nothing says encryption provides only minimal privacy or costs too much to install. Those aren't the drawbacks the writer identifies.
- E
A more convenient encryption tool doesn't require changing a legal definition. The writer never makes that connection.
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