Privacy Is an Increasing Concern to Internet Users

question 89

True/False

Privacy is an increasing concern to Internet users. One privacy concern is related to a practice called web tracking, where a user's Web history
e.g. sites visited) is stored in files called "Cookies" and used to monitor individuals' movements on the Internet.

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Definitions:

Preferred Stock

A class of ownership in a corporation with a fixed dividend, senior to common stock but junior to bonds in claim on assets and earnings.

Commercial Paper

Short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by companies to finance their short-term liabilities.

Bank Discount Yield

A measure of the annualized yield on a short-term, non-interest bearing security like a Treasury bill, calculated using the discount from face value and the time to maturity.

Securitization

The financial process of pooling various types of contractual debt, such as mortgages or loans, and selling them as consolidated financial instruments to investors.