Is Your Phone Spying On You?

The author says that when you're online, you're being "watched." He means that you're being....

• noticed

• tracked

• admired

• protected

The Section "Getting Personal" explains....

• the best ways to protect your personal informaion

• how to get advice online without anyone knowing who you are

• Why most advertisers know your name

• The kinds of personal information internet companies collect about you.

Based on the article, in the future advertisers might....

• send ads only to phones

• stop creating target advertisements

• target you based on how you're feeling

• buy information about you that includes your name

What is one problem you face in protecting your privacy online?

• Privacy settings can be adjusted

• Websites don't have privacy policies

• Very few laws protect your privacy online

• Internet companies say there's no need to worry about privacy

The sidebar "What Does Google Know About you?" on page 6 tells.....

• how to open a Google Account

• how many people have Google accounts

• what information Google collects about you.

• why you should stop online

Reading your school's policy about phone use will help you to avoid accidentally....

• breaking the rules

• dialing the wrong number

• breaking your phone

• being late for class

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence:

When you are online, internet companies collect _______ about what you search for and buy.

• data

• policy

• resident

• advertisers

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence:

For example, internet companies would be able to tell that a user is a teen and a _____________ of Maine by looking at what she searches for online.

• data

• resident

• policy

• anonymous

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence:

Internet companies use this information to help _____ reach the right people.

• advertisers

• data

• policies

• anonymous

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence:

The internet companies don't share your name, so you stay_____.

• advertiser

• anonymous

• data

• resident