Data Brokers
What popular free game app secretly tracked your movement and sold it to other companies?
Angry Birds
What is a copyright?
Copyright is a law that protects your control over the work you make. This law requires people to get your permission before they copy, rework, or share what you make.
True or false: Cyberchondria means you have a tendency to have the diseases you read about online.
True
What is one way you can create a strong yet simple password?
You can take a simple phrase that is personal to you, like "I love sandwiches" and change some of the characters to other symbols, numbers, and characters to become something like "iloves@anDwich3s".
Why do experts advise that you not check personal information, like your bank account, on public WiFi servers?
Experts say this because public WiFi is easily hackable, so your private information can easily be exposed to hackers in these situations.
Name three kinds of personal information that most data brokers collect.
Possible answers: religion, ethnicity, political affiliations, usernames, income, family medical history, medications, gender, name, age, online purchases, etc.
What are the four most common situations in which fair use is applied?
Fair use is most commonly applied in instances such as schoolwork and education, news reporting, criticizing or commenting, and comedy or parody.
What is a common mental illness that can occur from a lack of social interactions on social media?
Depression
What is cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying is using the internet or an electronic device to intimidate or harass someone, usually by sending messages.
What is it called when hackers create a ghost version of an area's WiFi?
Spoofing
Around how many Americans does the largest data broker have personal information on?
About 200 million Americans.
What is creative commons?
Creative commons are digital licenses that allow others to download and share digital content legally. It lets others know that you want them to reuse your original work.
What is nomophobia an abbreviation of?
No-mobile phobia
Why should you avoid listing your phone number's area code in your social media profiles?
Because your area code can reveal a lot of personal information about you, like your location, and it can make you vulnerable to phone scams.
What do VPNs do?
They change your internet activity into code so it is unreadable to hackers.
What company is the largest data broker?
Acxiom
What are the four most important elements of Creative Commons licenses?
They are attribution, non-commercial, no derivatives, and share alike.
When you have a constand and unhealthy urge to access the internet.
What cost Yuri Wright, a football star at Don Bosco Preparatory High School, expulsion from school and lower chances to get into college (for football)?
This happened because Yuri Tweeted a series of racial, sexual, and profane laced tweets on his private Twitter account.
What percent of American adults had their personal information seen by hackers in 2014?
47%
What software program shows you which companies are tracking your movements on the website?
Disconnect
What should you do if you find something online that you want to use?
As a rule of thumb, you should check who owns it, get permission to use it, give credit to the creator, buy it (if necessary), and use it responsibly and fairly.
What is the name of the syndrome that makes your brain think your phone is ringing?
Phantom ringing syndrome
What is the name of a national organization, headquartered in Carlsbad California, dedicated to safe and responsible use of the internet by children from kindergarten to 12th grade?
iSafe America
What simple piece of information, if disclosed, can easily reveal tons of personal information about you to hackers, like your location, email history, and purchase history?
Your phone number.