A terrorist organization uses data from a pharmaceutical company's human testing of a new drug to create a weapon that targets a specific group of people.
• An insurance company uses DNA results to deny a person health insurance coverage.
A company uses a person's TV viewing data to target them for buying a new streaming service subscription.
• A thief takes a person's personal banking data to open a new credit card.
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The example of a violation of a person's privacy as it relates to their medical records is:
An insurance company uses DNA results to deny a person health insurance coverage.
This scenario involves the use of sensitive medical information (DNA results) to make decisions about insurance coverage, which directly infringes upon the individual's right to privacy regarding their personal health information.
