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You make an online purchase of a hooded sweatshirt with the logo of the Dallas Cowboys. The next time you log on, your screen has a banner ad for Dallas Cowboy hats and shirts. This banner ad is most likely the result of :_________

a. tracking software
b. a coincidence
c. the Internet crime of theft of private information
d. encryption software

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The answer is A. Most sites use cookies to track browsing history and suggest ads around that data. It is usually not a crime and most sites state in their terms that you agree to their cookie tracking.
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