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A/An ______ includes all online activities that are recorded intentionally or unintentionally and is the technique that involves extracting patterns f
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A/An ______ includes all online activities that are recorded intentionally or unintentionally and is the technique that involves extracting patterns from large datasets.

A.

Digital footprint; Data mining

B.

Privacy policy; End-to-End encryption

C.

Data mining; Privacy policy

D.

End-to-End encryption; Digital footprint

E.

None of the above

Correct option is A


• Digital footprint refers to the trace of user actions on digital platforms — browsing history, posts, search queries, cookies, location logs, even passive data captured unknowingly.
• Data mining is a technique used to:
– Analyze large datasets
– Identify patterns, correlations, and predictive insights
– Support decision-making and targeted marketing
• Organizations combine digital footprint + data mining for profiling, recommendations, fraud detection etc.
Correct association:
Digital footprint → online trace
Data mining → pattern extraction

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