cyber safety vocabulary

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

• phishing

• identity theft

• cookies

• private information

What is a web address that has been condensed and which could mislead an user into going into a risky website

• cookies

• Animals - National Geographic Kids

  https://kids.nationalgeographic.com › animals

• shortened URL

• private web address

What are choices a website or app provides users about what information is collected and visible to others?

• privacy settings

• private policy

• cookies

• private information

What is a legal document that an app or website must provide which describes the rules that the company and users must obey when

they use the app?

• terms of service

• privacy policy

• phishing

• private settings

What is an attempt to trick someone, usually with the intention of stealing money or private information

• identity theft

• cookies

• private scam

• internet scam

What is it called when someone poses as an institution, like a bank or school, and sends you a personalized message asking you to provide private information?

• identity theft

• phishing

• privacy settings

• internet scam

What is information about you that can be used to identify you because it is unique to you (e.g. your full name or your address)

• private security

• private identity

• personal information

• privacy policy

What is the protection from being observed or tracked by others, including the government, the public, or selected individuals or groups

• privacy

• identity theft

• tracking

• personal information

What are small text files stored on a computer that keep track of what a person does on a website

opt out  to choose to not participate in something

• identity theft

• privacy settings

• cookies

• terms of service

What is a legal document that an app or website must provide which describes what user information they collect and how they use it?

• privacy settings

• terms of service

• privacy policy

• phishing