Chapter 5: Privacy

What is privacy?

• The right to unlimited cookies

• The right to be alone without intrusion

• The right to public surveillance

• The right to free internet access

Why does privacy matter?

• To control the conduct of commerce

• To increase state power

• To promote privacy violations

• To eliminate ethics in modern life

How can personal information be revealed by email?

• Stored securely by the email provider

• Inappropriately spread by the original receiver

• Legally disclosed by the government

• Intercepted by the ISP

What are cookies used for?

• User sessions, personalization, tracking

• User tracking, data encryption, security

• User authentication, data storage, anonymity

• User profiling, data sharing, advertising

How can personal information be revealed by search engines?

• Tracking each search made by the user

• Encrypting all search data

• Deleting search history automatically

• Providing anonymous search results

What is a solution to protect online privacy?

• Ignore software updates

• Disable all privacy settings

• Share more personal information online

• Use strong, unique passwords and two-factor authentication

How can privacy be improved?

• Ignoring privacy settings

• Data sharing, weak passwords

• Public surveillance, data tracking

• User authentication, security of long passwords

What type of cookies are there?

• Session cookies, persistent cookies, authentication cookies

• User cookies, admin cookies, security cookies

• Tracking cookies, zombie cookies, sample cookies

• Browser cookies, search cookies, email cookies

What can you do to protect online privacy?

• Use weak passwords, allow all data tracking

• Disable all security measures

• Share all personal information online, ignore privacy settings

• Commit to sharing less online, use encryption to keep data secure

What is the purpose of cloud computing in privacy protection?

• Ignoring privacy settings

• Built-in application security, multifaceted approach

• Public data sharing, weak security measures

• Data tracking, public surveillance