What Is a Business That Collects Personal Information About Consumers

question 55

Multiple Choice

What is a business that collects personal information about consumers and sells that information to other organizations?

• A) Repository
• B) Data warehouse
• C) Data aggregation
• D) Data broker

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Definitions:

Forward Auction

An auction where an item or service is offered for sale and buyers submit ascending bids, in contrast to a reverse auction where sellers compete to provide goods or services at the lowest price.

Highest Bidder

The individual or entity willing to pay the most for an item or asset in an auction setting.

RFQ

A Request for Quotation (RFQ) is a business process in which a company asks external suppliers to offer a quote for the supply of specific goods or services under designated conditions.

Reverse Auction

An auction in which the roles of buyer and seller are reversed, with the seller competing to obtain business from the buyer and prices typically decreasing as the auction progresses.