When Toysmart.com filed for bankruptcy in June 2000, it listed its customer database as one of its assets even though it had assured its customers it would never disclose their information to any third party. Previous Toysmart customers who were part of its database were upset to learn their private information was being treated as property for sale. These customers believed that according to the Consumer Bill of Rights, they should know how their private information would be used. In other words, Toysmart's former customers had a right to
A)choose.
B)be informed.
C)be heard.
D)safety.
E)happiness.

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According to the scenario, Toysmart's former customers believed they had a right to know how their private information would be used. This aligns with the second Consumer Bill of Rights, which states that consumers have a right to be informed.