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Ron, a hacker, wants to get access to a prestigious law firm he has been watching for a while. June, an administrative assistant at the law lunch at the food court around the corner from her office. Ron notices that June has a picture of a dog on her phone. He casually walks b conversation about dogs. Which phase of the social engineering process is Ron in$?$

Research phase

Exploitation phase

Elicitation phase

Development phase