When Toysmart.com filed for bankruptcy in June 2000, it listed its customer database as one of its assets even though it had assured its customers it would never disclose their information to any third party. People who had purchased products from Toysmart and were a part of its database were upset when they learned their private information was being treated as property that was for sale. These customers believed that according to the Consumer Bill of Rights, they should know how their private information would be used. In other words, Toysmart's former customers had a right to
A)choose.
B)be informed.
C)be heard.
D)safety.
E)happiness.

Question

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According to the scenario, Toysmart's customers believed that they had a right to know how their private information would be used. This indicates that they were seeking information and therefore, the best choice is B) be informed. The other options, such as A) choose, C) be heard, D) safety, and E) happiness do not directly relate to the specific right that the customers were seeking.