To protect consumers from undue harm from entities that would use unfair or deceptive trade practices, the United States created the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act. Which of the following is an example of behavior not permitted under this Act?
A) Buffay Corp. learned hackers recently broke through their security and are working to get this resolved immediately.
B) Le Blanc Company is migrating to a new server and hired additional information technology staff to assist.
C) Sampson Inc. had a data leak and notified affected users right away per their written protocols in the company policy.
D) Sunrize Corp. decided to forego installing additional firewalls despite being told in an audit this would be needed to minimally protect users.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This question requires familiarity with data protection measures and the implications of the FTC Act. Choice D is correct since it accurately identifies a behavior, namely intentionally foregoing needed security measures that are not permitted under the Act. The remaining choices are incorrect because they represent acceptable actions since the companies in those scenarios are transparently attempting to address concerns as soon as possible.

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