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.


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D
Mark this and return

Answer 1

C

Running a debit card as credit avoids entering your PIN (reducing risk of PIN compromise) and credit transactions generally offer better fraud/dispute protections than debit.