Companies that collect data from their users must do so with great care and consideration before proceeding. Failure to exercise due care can have strongly negative consequences for companies who neglect this responsibility. Which of the following is an example of a company who violated the privacy of its users?
A) Alice's Tapestries had a data leak that exposed customers' email addresses for a brief time.
B) Delicious Deserts sent an email about promotions to all customers rather than only to those who opted-in for email announcements.
C) Java Inc. accidentally made its social media page public, including access to all members who had joined.
D) Purple Plastics' head accountant forgot to close a spreadsheet that listed pay rates of employees on their office computer screen.

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This question requires familiarity with data collection, privacy, and the ways a company could violate the privacy of its users. Choice A is correct because Alice's Tapestries had a data leak that exposed private information collected from its users. The remaining choices are incorrect because they do not involve leaks of private information that could be maliciously exploited.

Companies That Collect Data from Their Users Must Do So