a continually updated stream of news and advertisements to subscribers' computer monitors. PART 4 (10 points)
Directions: In this part of the test, there is a passage with 10 blanks. For each blank, please choose ONE word or phrase from the list below by dragging it with the mouse to complete the passage. 32.
The simple act of surrendering a telephone number to a store clerk may not seem harmful—so much so that many consumers do it with no questions asked. Yet that one action can set in motion a cascade of silent events, as that data point is acquired, analyzed, _________, stored and sold over and over again. Future _______ on your privacy may come from anywhere, from anyone with money to purchase that phone number you ________. If you doubt the multiplier effect, consider your e-mail inbox. If it's loaded with spam, it's _________ because at some point in time you unknowingly surrendered your e-mall to the wrong Web site.
Do you think your telephone number or address is handled differently? A cottage industry of small companies with names you've ________
never heard of—like Acxiom or Merlin—buy and sell your personal information _________ other commodities like corn or cattle futures are bartered. You may think your cell phone is unlisted, but if you've ever ordered a pizza, it might not be. Merlin is one of many commercial data ________ that advertises sale of unlisted phone numbers _______ from various sources—including pizza delivery companies.
These unintended, unpredictable consequences that flow from simple actions make privacy _______ difficult to grasp, and grapple with. It is hard to deny, however, that people behave different when they're being watched. And it is also impossible to _______ that Americans are now being watched more than at any time in history. Issues surrendered attacks the way brokers deny probably categorized Undoubtedly compiled
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