Staying safe online 1: personal data and privacy

What is personal data?

• any information that is for personal use

• any information that a person does not share with anyone else

• any information that is linked to the identity of a person

Which of the following is not an example of personal data?

• a forename and surname together

• a national insurance number

• the address of a device on a network

• the make and model of the computer a person uses

Whose permission do organisations need to get so that they can store personal data?

• the person's employer

• the person's doctor

• the person that the data is about

• the person's teacher (if under 18)

Which of the following is not an example of information an organisation must give when asking permission to store personal data?

• how much money will be made from selling the personal data to third parties

• why the personal data is needed

• how the personal data will be used

• how long the personal data will be kept

Which two of the following are ways in which an organisation could break the law protecting personal data?

• by getting the parents permission for using personal data if the person is a child

• by storing or passing on personal data without the person's permission

• by not having appropriate security enabling someone else to get hold of the personal data

• by passing on personal data to a third-party when the person has given permission to do so

What is a cookie?

• a password to protect your personal data

• a file saved on your device by a website you have visited

• a biscuit or traybake

• a virus that copies itself and spreads across a network

What is a third-party cookie?

• a cookie that is used to collect and store personal data

• a program that records your key presses and sends them to someone else

• any program that is harmful to a computer system or the security of data

• a way of protecting the system by filtering out incoming or outgoing connections that don't meet certain rules

Which of the following does not help explain why websites allow third-party cookies on their sites?

• third-party organisations pay the site to include their cookies

• so that advertising and online shopping sites can tailor adverts to show products that you are more likely to be interested in

• it's expected and looks better

• it helps to keep websites from having to charge their users

What does 'anonymised' mean?

• the identity of the individual is publicised

• any link to the identity of an individual has been removed

• the personal data from the person has been mixed up with other people's data

• the identity of a person who is 'grooming' is kept hidden

Why would criminals want to learn about your family and interests?

• to help them answer security questions to help them access money in your accounts

• because they are just being friendly

• so that they can send birthday and Christmas cards

• to give advice on how to keep your personal data secure