General Studies · Passage and Conclusion

Read the passage carefully and determine the validity of the statement based on it: Amazon has acknowledged a case of data breach related to exposing users' names and email IDs, without giving details about the nature or scope of the event. However, the company has not disclosed the total number of users affected by the violation. An email has been sent to all affected users, which notifies them only about a technical error. And now, this e-commerce giant is reportedly offering gift cards as compensation to their data breach victims. The Seattle-headquartered e-commerce company has offered gift cards between $5 to $100 for some of those users who have been affected by this violation. A publication citing an email correspondence between Amazon and a customer, Paul Gagnon, said that when he called the customer service desk of the company and questioned the leaked data, the company offered him a promotional certificate worth $100 as an apology, without explaining the cause of the leak. Many people affected by the breach filed a complaint with the company, but none of them have received any response from the company so far. It is being said that Amazon customer supervisors have been instructed not to comment on any kind of compensation or offer compensation to affected Amazon users. Statement: Mr. Paul has received a promotional certificate worth $100 as an apology, but was not given the reason for the data breach. Choose the appropriate option: