Class - 12 CBSE Computer Science — Assertion Reason Type Questions
Assertion. Spyware are not harmful as they do not damage data.
Reason. Spyware track data about user and sell it to others hampering your data privacy .
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Answer
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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Explanation
Spyware are the software that stealthily attach with computer software such as a web browser and stealthily collect information about user's activities such as passwords, pins, banking information etc. Hence, spyware may not directly damage data, but they track data about user and sell it to others hampering user's data privacy.
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