Online Privacy Exam

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

• private information

• personal information

• information to use for passwords

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. This is known as...

• data tracking

• phishing

• advertising

• targeted advertising

How can you limit what information is tracked about you online?

• Turn off cookies.

• Adjust privacy settings.

• Delete browser history.

• Limit what you share.

What are cookies?

• Something you eat

• Something the cookie monster loves

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

• A way to store user names and passwords.

What should you ASK about privacy policies?

• What will be Accessed? What will be Shared with other people/companies? What could be Known about me if I use this?

• What are people Asking? What is being Stored about me? Is it Kind?

• Is this an Advertisement? Is this a privacy Setting? Is this information Collected?

• I don't need to ask anything about privacy policies; I just click accept.

Apps, websites, or third parties collecting information about your online activity (other sites you visit, links you click, how long you stay, etc.) is called

• Targeted Advertising

• Phishing

• Online Tracking

• Privacy Policies

Which of the below is NOT an example of consumer data that an electronics company might track?

• Which websites their customers use most to purchase their laptops.

• Which states the majority of their customers live in.

• Which devices cost the most for them to create.

Which of the following are examples of how a company might use consumer data it had collected?

• To decide what types of products it should make.

• To decide where to open a new store.

• To decide how much to charge for their products.

• All of the above.

Select three ways you can limit what is tracked about you.

• Limit what you share.

• Use only your email to sign up for a website.

• Turn off cookies.

• Adjust privacy settings.