The act of obtaining data about an individual and then using that data to impersonate them is known as
A)identity theft.
B)spam.
C)data mining.
D)phishing.

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Identity theft involves obtaining someone's personal information and using it to impersonate them for fraudulent purposes. This is different from spam, which is unsolicited email or messaging, data mining, which involves searching for patterns in large data sets, and phishing, which involves attempting to trick someone into giving up personal information through fraudulent means.

The Act of Obtaining Data About an Individual and Then