Michelle receives a formal notification from her company stating that it will be monitoring all her e-mail and web activity. The notification also indicates that her continued employment with the company will depend on her agreement to abide by its monitoring policy. Because jobs are hard to come by, Michelle accepts. The consent given by Michelle can be classified as _____ consent.
A)thick
B)implied
C)thin
D)inferred

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Michelle's consent can be classified as thin consent because she only agreed to the monitoring policy to avoid losing her job. Thin consent is given when someone feels they have no real choice but to agree, and there is a power imbalance in the situation.

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