Internet Privacy Review

What is the Curiosity Gap?

• The time it takes to figure out an answer to a question.

• The desire every person has to figure out missing information.

• A type of clickbait.

• A way to prove that what you are looking at is safe.

Clickbait is

• An image that makes you want to visit a specific place.

• A way to share news articles on social media.

• A way to buy things online.

• An image or headline that tries to get you to click on it, usually for advertising purposes.

If something seems impossible or unbelievable, tries to shock you and/or refers to a celebrity or popular topic - it usually is

• An advertisement

• Clickbait

• identity theft

• an online contest

A type of crime in which your private information is stolen and used for criminal activity is

• money laundering

• clickbait

• identity theft

• phishing

Your birthdate, social security number, mother's maiden name and address are all examples of

• private information

• personal information

• information to use for passwords

Why would an identity thief want to use your private information?

• To cyberbully someone

• To create false documents

• To buy things with someone else's money

• To get loans, jobs, or driver's licenses

• To enter someone into a contest

The definition of phishing is

• when someone asks you what your favorite things are online

• when someone from an actual institution mails you documents regarding your account

• when someone poses as an institution, like a bank or school, and sends you a personalized message asking you to provide private information

• when someone invites you to a party via an online invitation

Some ways to know if you have been sent a phishing email are

• a sense of urgency

• spelling & grammar errors

• a "friend" in trouble

• too good to be true

• shortened url

A consumer is

• A person who drives a car.

• A person who goes to school.

• A person who buys products or services to use.

• A person who has a job.

When apps or websites use information they have collected about you to show you certain types of advertisements is

• data tracking

• phishing

• advertising

• targeted advertising