Statement: "Data privacy should be a right."Assumption:
Correct answer: A. Privacy is under threat
- A. Privacy is under threat
- B. Governments protect citizens
- C. No one has privacy
- D. Rights are absolute
Explanation
The correct assumption is that 'Privacy is under threat.' The statement 'Data privacy should be a right' implies that there is a perceived need for protection, which would naturally arise if privacy is under threat. Option B, 'Governments protect citizens,' is not a necessary assumption of the statement, as the statement could be calling for stronger protections. Option C, 'No one has privacy,' is too extreme; the statement does not claim that privacy does not exist, only that it should be protected as a right. Option D, 'Rights are absolute,' is irrelevant to the statement since it does not discuss the nature of rights themselves, only that data privacy should be one.
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