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WorksheetsDigital Privacy & Security
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Identity theft is a crime in which your private information is stolen and used for ________ activity.
Hidden
Criminal
Advertising
News
Which of the below is a clue that a message or an email might be phishing?
It's from a "friend in trouble."
The message has a sense of urgency.
There are spelling and grammar errors in the message.
All of them. A, B & C.
You see a contest that reads, "Win $10,000 instantly! Click this link to sign up!" You click on the link, and the website asks for your name, address, and email to enter the contest. Why could it be unsafe to share your private information?
You could no longer be you.
Someone could steal your information to create a fake identity pretending to be you.
Someone could give you a lot of money.
Your information would be safe because you're sharing the information online.
You see this message on your device: "Special offer from YuoTube! Why wait MONTHS for your favorite series to return? Watch NOW 100% FREE. But hurry! This incredible offer ends in 59 minutes! Click: Free_YTubeTV. This is an official message from youTube." What should you do?
Don't open the message. All clues indicate that it's an internet scam.
Open the message. You can't pass on a free offer!
Open the message. It seems to be from a website you know.
Send the message to a friend. They might be interested in the free offer.
What phishing clue does the bold, underlined portion of this message represent?
CONGRATULATIONS!
You maybe win VIP pass to
*America's Got Talent* TV finale
and up to 500 million dollars U.S. CASH!
See if you a instant winner, click Is.ItM.e now
Grammer/Spelling Error
Sense of urgency
Shortened URL
Generic greeting
Friends! Gramps dropped me off at the bus depot to go home & someone STOLE my backpack! Whoever did it has my ticket, the debit card Mom gave me. I am SO embarrassed to ask but please PayPal me emergency $$ before I miss the last bus. My parents will pay you back at school on Monday. Thanks, guys!
What phishing clue does the bold, underlined portion of the message represent?
Spelling Error
Sense of urgency
Shortened URL
Generic greeting
Match the following
"Friend" in trouble
please send money to fund.me.NOW
Generic Greeting
Hey Friend
Spelling/Grammar Errors
My passport has gone missing
Shortened URL
I have 24 hrs to get new one
Sense of urgency
or i go jail, pleez heelp!
What phishing clue does the bold, underlined portion of this message represent?
Dear Account Holder,
Due to an unforeseen situation, we found that your account needs immediate attention. Please click this link to fix.my.account and verify the information is correct or make corrections to any information that is not.
Thank you,
Bank of Michigan
Customer Service
Spelling/Grammar Error
Sense of Urgency
Shortened URL
Generic Greeting
What phishing clue does the bold, underlined portion of this message represent?
Hello,
My name is Albert Cambridge. I am an estate attorney. Recently one of my clients, a distant relative of yours, passed away and named you in their will to receive 100 thousand dollars. Please follow this link my.inherit.claim to claim your inheritance. You will need to enter some proof of identity and your account number so that we may transfer the funds. Once this is completed it will take 3 days before they settle in your account and are available for you to use.
Sincerely,
Albert Cambridge
Sense of Urgency
Shortened URL
Grammar/Spelling errors
Too good to be true
Which answer below is NOT an example of consumer data that an electronics company might track?
Websites their customers use most to purchase their laptops.
States where the majority of their customers live.
Which devices cost the most for them to make.
Ages of customers using their products
How might a company use the consumer data it collects?
To decide which 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 these.
Match the following
Data
A person who buys products or services
Targeted Advertising
Text files that track online activity
Consumer
Any information collected and analyzed
Cookies
Ads sent to certain groups of people
Amy watched an unboxing video of decorations she wants to get for her room. Now every time she goes online she sees advertisements from the company that makes the decorations. Why is she seeing these ads?
Because she only visits websites from that company.
Because she asked her mom if she could get the decorations.
Because she bought the decorations.
Because the company collected information about the videos she watched.
ALL of the following are ways to limit what is tracked about you online, EXCEPT:
Limit what you share.
Turn off you screen when you are done using the internet.
Turn off cookies.
Adjust privacy settings.
Which of the following is the definition of a privacy policy?
A legal document that an app or a website must provide explaining which user information they collect and how it is used.
A legal document that an app or a website must provide to describe the rules the company and users must obey when using the app.
Choices a website or an app provides the users about which information is collected and visible to others.
Small text files stored on a computer that keeps track of what a person does on a website.
Which of the following helps you adjust what information a website or an app collects and what is visible to others?
Cookies
Privacy Settings
Terms of Service
Online Ads
Maya and a group of friends are organizing a play for one of their classes. The group uses an app to communicate with each other about what materials to get for their costumes. After the chat, Maya starts seeing ads for some of the materials the group decided to get. Why might Maya be seeing these ads?
Maya is seeing the ads that everyone else in school sees.
The website asked gthe teachers which materials students needed for their project.
The messaging app is sharing data with online advertisers.
There must be nanobots in her computer.
Josh wants to sign up for a gaming website to download free games. He can't find the privacy policy. Should he join the website?
Sure. Josh likes to play games.
Yes. Josh doesn't share much personal information when he plays games.
No. Without understanding the privacy policy, he won't know what they will collect and why. Josh could be sharing all sorts of information that he doesn't want to.
Yes. No. Maybe.
When you choose to not participate in something.
Opt out
Targeted advertising
Phishing
data
Protection from being observed or tracked by others, including the government, companies, the public, individuals, or groups.
Terms of Service
Privacy Settings
Privacy Policy
Privacy
