When Loretta went to Amazon.ca to see if they had any new books about Australian wine,the first thing she saw was a personalized greeting.Which of the following best describes how Amazon.ca knew it was Loretta?
A) She ordered before and told them her name
B) Her name is on all of her shipments as well as her address
C) Amazon.ca placed cookies on her hard drive to identify her when she visits the website
D) Another retailer sold her private information to Amazon
E) She used a password

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Amazon.ca most likely used cookies to identify Loretta when she visited their website. Cookies are small text files that websites place on a user's computer to track their activities and preferences. By using cookies, Amazon.ca could remember Loretta's name and personalize her browsing experience. The other options are unlikely as Loretta could simply have typed in her name and address during the checkout process, and a password would not necessarily reveal her name.

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