Being Aware of What You Share

Being Aware

of What

You Share

Open Ended

Essential Question: How can you protect your privacy when you're online?  List at least 2 examples.

​Learning Objectives

• Reflect on the concept of privacy, including what they feel comfortable sharing and with which people.

• Analyze different ways that advertisers collect information about users to send them targeted ads.

• Identify strategies for protecting their privacy, including opting out of specific features and analyzing app or website privacy policies.

Poll

MIND READING: Have one person in your group choose a number from 1-10.  Have the other people try to guess the number.  Now have the other people in your group take a turn choosing a number.  How many times did people guess the number?

• Never

• 1-2 Times

• 3-4 Times

• Always

​Mind Reading

• ​even though mind reading would be a really cool power for someone to have, it would be pretty scary for everyone else

• ​we all have thoughts that we don't intend or want others to know

• ​not sharing our private thoughts is an example of PRIVACY

​PRIVACY

Protection from being observed or tracked by others, including the government, the public, or selected individuals or groups

Open Ended

List examples (at least 3) below of things that people might want to keep PRIVATE - either from everyone or from specific people (please be appropriate).

​REFER TO THE HANDOUT

​1. Read the scenario.

​2. Answer questions #1&2 on your sheet as a group.

​Tips for Protecting Your Privacy

​Fill these in on your handout:

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​1. Turn off cookies in your browser settings.

Multiple Choice

What are cookies?

• The items of food that your mom bakes for you.

• Small text files that collect information.

• Small text files that send viruses to your computer.

​Tips for Protecting Your Privacy

​Fill these in on your handout:

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​1. Turn off cookies in your browser settings.

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​2. Review the app's privacy settings and opt out of any sharing options that you're not comfortable with.

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Multiple Choice

Privacy Settings: Choices a website or app might give you about what _________ is/are visible to other users or third parties.

• information

• cookies

• pictures

• videos

​Tips for Protecting Your Privacy

​Fill these in on your handout:

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​1. Turn off cookies in your browser settings.

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​2. Review the app's privacy settings and opt out of any sharing options that you're not comfortable with.

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​3. Review the privacy policy and terms of service, and use ASK to analyze how using the app will affect your privacy.

Multiple Choice

What does ASK stand for?

• Ability to Share Knowledge

• Anyone Should Know

• Accessed

  Shared 

  Known

​ASK

​Fill this in on your handout:

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​ACCESSED

​What will be accessed?

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​SHARED

​What will be shared with other people or companies?

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​KNOWN

​What could be known about me if I use this?

​REFER TO THE HANDOUT

​1. Answer questions #3&4 as a group.

​2. Hand in your completed sheet to Mrs. Sharpe. Make sure you have written your group member's names on the sheet.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the definition of a privacy policy?

• A legal document that an app or a website must provide explaining which user information they collect and how it is used.

• A legal document that an app or a website must provide to describe the rules the company and users must obey when they use the app.

• Choices a website or an app provides users about which information is collected and visible to others.

• Small text files stored on a computer that keep track of what a person does on a website.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following helps you adjust what information a website or an app collects and what is visible to others?

• cookies

• terms of service

• online ads

• privacy settings

Multiple Choice

Maya and a group of friends are organizing a play for one of their classes. The group uses an app to communicate with each other about what materials to get for their costumes. After their chat, Maya starts seeing ads for some of the materials the group decided to get. Why might Maya be seeing these ads?

• Maya is seeing the ads that everyone else in school sees.

• The websites asked the teachers which materials students needed for their project.

• The messaging app is sharing data with online advertisers.

Multiple Choice

Josh wants to sign up for a gaming website to download free games. He can't find a privacy policy. Should he join the website?

• Sure. Josh likes to play games.

• Yes. Josh doesn't share much personal information playing games.

• No. Without understanding the privacy policy, he won't know what they collect and why. Josh could be sharing all sorts of information that he doesn't want to.

Poll

How confident are you in knowing how to protect your privacy when you're online?

• I feel very confident.

• I feel somewhat confident.

• I do not feel confident.