Score Your Info Savvy

Answer each of the following 13 questions to see how much you know about information issues that affect you every day.

1) Which is more dangerous to carry around in your wallet: a credit card or a checkbook?

2) What is more likely to happen: having your identity stolen or having some personal item stolen?

3) Most people have heard of their "credit report," but in reality each of us has more than one. How many credit reports does the average consumer have?

4) TRUE or FALSE, you should order your credit reports once a year.

5) In addition to reporting on how you pay bills, credit reporting agencies also assign you a score that quantifies your creditworthiness. TRUE or FALSE, you should order your credit score once a year.

6) If you sign up for the national Do Not Call list, how long will it be before all the telemarketing calls stop?

7) Which of the following is tracked by the insurance industry to help make underwriting decisions and set rates?

1. a history of insurance claims you have made
2. the number of claims made on your house before you moved into it
3. who you loan your car to
4. your credit score
5. all of the above

8) TRUE or FALSE, voter's registration information for all U.S. citizens is now available online.

9) You've probably heard that employers can legally read your emails and listen to your calls, but is it against the law for an employer to monitor what you do in your free-time?

10) TRUE or FALSE, by 2006, all mobile phones will have built-in technology that allows law enforcement to track where you are.

11) According to available reports, how many lives have red-light cameras at intersections saved?

1. between 0 and 100
2. between 100 and 1,000
3. between 1,000 and 5,000
4. between 5, 000 and 10,000
5. More than 10,000

12) What percentage of air travelers are currently on government lists of people considered dangerous for travel on commercial airlines, also called "no-fly" lists?

13) Of the 45 million kids currently online, what percentage will be propositioned for sex this year?

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