Question

Which of the following best describes a way of safeguarding personal information?
a.
Allison removes one check to pay her electric bill and then locks her checkbook in the car when she goes in to pay it.
b.
Byron gives his credit card number to a telephone solicitor, but only after getting the person’s name.
c.
Jenika has the cashier run her debit card as a credit purchase, rather than debit, to avoid having to enter her PIN.
d.
Lydell reads and signs the privacy policy at his doctor’s office that says they only share information with pharmaceutical companies.

Answer 1

c.

Running a debit card as "credit" avoids entering a PIN in public (reducing risk of it being seen or skimmed). The other options either create exposure (leaving a checkbook in a car, giving card details to a phone solicitor) or consent to data sharing (signing the privacy policy).