A social media platform is criticized for allowing third-party apps to access users' friend lists without clear user awareness. The platform wants to improve its privacy posture. Which change best addresses the core privacy concern?

Allow third-party apps to access data by default and let users opt out later.

Provide a vague privacy policy that is difficult to understand.

Increase the character limit for user posts.

Require users to give explicit, informed consent before any third-party app accesses their data.

Which statement best defines privacy in the context of personal data protection?

The practice of keeping all data secret from everyone, including the data subject

The right of an individual to control how their personal information is collected, used, and shared

The legal ownership of data by the organization that stores it

The ability of an organization to collect and use personal data without restriction

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A social media platform is criticized for allowing third-party apps to access users' friend lists without clear user awareness. The platform wants to improve its privacy posture. Which change best addresses the core privacy concern?
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12foundation · easy
Which privacy regulation grants California residents the right to know what personal information a business collects about them?
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13foundation · easy
Which statement best defines privacy in the context of personal data protection?
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14foundation · easy
Which privacy threat involves an attacker using stolen personal information to impersonate a victim for financial gain?
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15foundation · easy
Which privacy-enhancing technology replaces a direct identifier with a substitute value, but still allows the data to be re-identified under controlled conditions?
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Questions 11–15

A social media platform is criticized for allowing third-party apps to access users' friend lists without clear user awareness. The platform wants to improve its privacy posture. Which change best addresses the core privacy concern?

Which privacy regulation grants California residents the right to know what personal information a business collects about them?

Which statement best defines privacy in the context of personal data protection?

Which privacy threat involves an attacker using stolen personal information to impersonate a victim for financial gain?

Which privacy-enhancing technology replaces a direct identifier with a substitute value, but still allows the data to be re-identified under controlled conditions?

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