Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT) — Question 123

To maximize sales, a company establishes a website and selectively showcases favorable reviews by filtering out less positive ones. This is an example of which privacy problem?

Answer options

• A. Coercion.
• B. Data spying.
• C. Data distortion.
• D. Decisional interference.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, Decisional interference, as the company is manipulating the information presented to customers, affecting their decision-making process. Options A, B, and C do not accurately describe the scenario, as they relate to different aspects of privacy violations, such as force, unauthorized data collection, or misrepresentation of data.