Internet Safety Vocabulary
Trail of data a person leaves on the internet?
Digital Footprint!
Install (Blank) Software to protect yourself from malware, spyware, and viruses!
Antivirus!
Its illegal to pretend to be someone else to trick them into giving personal information about themselves, and therefore you would be breaking the law!
Law RCW 9A.48.100!
Digital bullying, typically through social media?
Cyberbullying!
(Blank) important files regularly to make a copy of files, preventing infected files to stick through
Backing up!
Damaging property online or in real life such as destroying files, deleting data, or harming the hard drive without the persons consent can cause you to have to pay for it if it exceeds 250$ and charged with malicious mischief!
Law RCW 19.190.080!
A fraud type of scam that steals personal information out of a user?
Phishing!
Install (Blank) to avoid getting spam, or random pop-ups that may contain viruses on your computer.
Pop-up Blocker!
You, or anyone else in the world aren't allowed to obtain financial information by lying or deceiving a financial institution or customer. Also illegal to ask someone else to do this! There are some exceptions but just don't do it of else its considered a class C felony and yknow, jail time.
Law RCW 9.35.010!
Software that collects information without a users consent?
Spyware!
(Blank) old accounts can help my data stay secure, rather than staying unprotected and un-updated on them.
Deleting!
Action of invasion of privacy! can be illegal by multiple forms like harassment, fraud, injury of reputation or physical danger, basically stuff like that, its illegal without a users consent
Law RCW 4.24.790
Deliberate impersonation for financial or personal gain?
Fraud!
(Blank) public wifi can protect your information, keeping it safe from unprotected networks, spyware, and viruses.
An alternative is using your own Hotspot
Avoiding!
When commercial testing is allowed! Aka with consent, like if your a subscriber, however if your a spammer or someone who just hacked to get the phone number etc, its illegal
Law RCW 19.190.070!