YOUR DATA & COOKIES
What is personal data?
Information that can identify or describe a person.
What is cybercrime?
Crime involving digital technology or the internet.
What type of software detects and helps deal with malware?
Antivirus software.
What is a digital footprint?
The information and traces a person leaves through online activity.
What is digital privacy?
Protecting personal information and controlling how it is shared online.
What is a cookie?
A small piece of data used by websites.
What is phishing?
A deceptive attempt to obtain someone's information.
What acts as a barrier that controls network traffic?
A firewall.
Name one thing that someone's digital footprint could reveal.
Possible answers:
Which is safer?
A. Give your password to friends
B. Share your location publicly
C. Manage who can see your posts
D. Keep everything public
C. Manage who can see your posts.
Which type of cookie is mainly needed to make a website work properly?
An essential cookie.
Someone secretly uses another person's personal information as their own. What is this called?
Identity theft.
Which of these is malware?
A. Firewall
B. Spyware
C. Password
D. Padlock
B. Spyware
True or False:
“Online content is always completely removed as soon as you delete it.”
FALSE.
Online content may remain available or be copied.
Why might you switch off automatic login on a public computer?
To reduce the risk of another person accessing your account.
Which type of cookie can help personalize advertisements?
An advertising cookie.
A person gains unauthorized access to a computer system. What cybercrime is this?
Hacking
What does ransomware generally do?
It can restrict access to data and demand payment.
Why should you think carefully before posting something online?
Because online content can be persistent and may remain available.
Your friend posts a photo of you online without asking. You don't want everyone to see it. What can you do?
Ask your friend to remove it and manage your privacy/audience settings.
A website asks for your name, address, and bank details. Before submitting the information, name two things you should consider.
Possible answers:
You receive this message:
“CONGRATULATIONS! You won $10,000! Click here and enter your password and bank details NOW!”
What should you do?
Do not click the link or provide information. Verify, report, or delete the suspicious message.
An unexpected email attachment arrives. The message says:
“OPEN THIS NOW! IT'S URGENT!”
What should you do, and why?
Do not open it immediately. Verify the message first because the attachment could be malicious.
You are about to post an embarrassing picture of your friend. Before clicking POST, what should you think about?
Consider privacy, consent, the possible effect on the person, and the fact that online content may remain available.
Scenario Challenge:
You are using a school computer. The website asks:
“Save your password and stay logged in?”
What should you choose?
Do not save the password or stay logged in, especially on a shared computer.