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220-1102 · Question #451

A customer is accessing a public kiosk in a company's lobby. Which of the following should be enforced to mitigate the risk of customer data being accidentally saved to the kiosk?

The correct answer is B. Private-browsing mode. To prevent customer data from being accidentally saved to a public kiosk, private-browsing mode should be enforced, as it automatically clears session data upon closing.

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Question

A customer is accessing a public kiosk in a company's lobby. Which of the following should be enforced to mitigate the risk of customer data being accidentally saved to the kiosk?

Options

  • AManually clearing browsing data
  • BPrivate-browsing mode
  • CBrowser data synchronization
  • DPassword manager

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    91% (21)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

To prevent customer data from being accidentally saved to a public kiosk, private-browsing mode should be enforced, as it automatically clears session data upon closing.

AManually clearing browsing data

Manually clearing browsing data relies on the user remembering to perform the action, which is unreliable in a public kiosk setting and prone to user error.

BPrivate-browsing modeCorrect

Private-browsing mode (e.g., Incognito in Chrome, InPrivate in Edge) ensures that browsing history, cookies, site data, and information entered in forms are not saved to the device after the session ends. This effectively mitigates the risk of customer data being accidentally retained on a public kiosk.

CBrowser data synchronization

Browser data synchronization would actively save browsing data, settings, and potentially sensitive information to a cloud service, which is the opposite of preventing data retention on the kiosk.

DPassword manager

A password manager securely stores and autofills login credentials, but it does not prevent other forms of customer data (like browsing history or form entries) from being saved to the local device.

Concept tested: Browser security for public access

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/browse-inprivate-in-microsoft-edge-cd53a067-8e65-c38d-8282-dd6fa5e0167d

Topics

#Security#Web Browsers#Privacy#Public Kiosk

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