Question

The Video Privacy Protection Act was a direct result of over zealous reporters checking on the "personal viewing habits" (information privacy) of a political nominee for whom the Act was named:_______
a. Maloney Bill
b. Rutledge Bill
c. Pork Bill
d. Bork Bil

Answer 1

Answer:

d. Bork Bill

Explanation:

The Video Privacy Protection Act was a direct result of over zealous reporters checking on the "personal viewing habits" (information privacy) of a political nominee for whom the Act was named Bork Bill.

It was a bill passed (enacted) by the 100th Congress of the United States of America and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on the 5th of November, 1988. The Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) was signed as a public law in reaction to the wrongful disclosure of the video rental records of Robert Heron Bork in a newspaper publication. Robert Heron Bork is a former Chief Judge of the court of appeal and was a Supreme Court nominee at the time when his video rental records were published by a newspaper. Therefore, due to the fact that US Congress passed (enacted) the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) during the period; it was nicknamed as Bork Bill.