Marla Staples Is Concerned with Identity Theft

question 26

Multiple Choice

Marla Staples is concerned with identity theft. One of the ways that she can protect her information from leaking-out to the wrong hands is:

• A)Avoid all e-commerce transactions because this is the only types of buying transactions where websites and others handle sensitive, personal information.
• B)Install antivirus software, firewalls, and anti-spyware software on her computer.
• C) Limit her purchases with vendors that she knows do not store her information in a database.
• D)Limit her travels to the United States because identity theft is an international problem.

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