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dillon contacted joanna to discuss a new cell phone application. the ap…

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dillon contacted joanna to discuss a new cell phone application. the application was not real, and the application was simply used to obtain information about joannas phone use for a competitor. this is known as
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false pretense
false token
technology kiting
pretexting
false entry

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

Pretexting is a social - engineering technique where an individual (in this case, Dillon) creates a false scenario (the non - real cell phone application) to obtain information (about Joanna's phone use for a competitor). It involves deception to gather data. False pretense is a more general term for deception but not as specific to the act of creating a false scenario to obtain information as pretexting. False token, technology kiting, and false entry are not relevant terms for this type of information - gathering deception.

Answer:

pretexting