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SY0-701 · Question #900
Which of the following is the best way to remove personal data from a social media account that is no longer being used?
The correct answer is A. Exercise the right to be forgotten. Exercising the right to be forgotten compels the provider to erase your stored personal data from its systems; simply deleting the app, resetting a device, or even closing the account may leave data retained in backups or archives.
Submitted by ashley.k· Mar 6, 2026General security concepts
Question
Which of the following is the best way to remove personal data from a social media account that is no longer being used?
Options
- AExercise the right to be forgotten.
- BUninstall the social media application.
- CPerform a factory reset.
- DTerminate the social media account.
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A93% (37)
- B3% (1)
- D5% (2)
Explanation
Exercising the right to be forgotten compels the provider to erase your stored personal data from its systems; simply deleting the app, resetting a device, or even closing the account may leave data retained in backups or archives.
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