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[b] Know: [/b] Online Privacy [b] Show: [/b] Explain how to protect your online privacy and why it is important by answering an essay question and taking the quiz. [b] Level of Thinking: [/b] Knowledge [b] Vocabulary: [/b] cookies, aggregate data, party, first party, second party, third party, and anonymity

Online Privacy

As you look at a website, information about you is recorded. This lesson will give you some tips on how to keep your information private.

Why is this important to know?

[b] Cookies [/b] are small computer files saved to your computer by the sites you visit. [b] What do they do? [/b] They can identify your computer, your browser, and your ISP. They can also save any private identity information you have given the website. They record when you visited and what you viewed. [b] Why do websites use them? [/b] When you return to the site, it can present customized ads. Site owners use the information to decide on improvements to their page. Cookies are also used to save passwords and usernames to the website.

Cookies

You don't want to leave cookies that contain your username and password on a public computer for other people to find. [b] To delete cookies: [/b] 1) Go to Tools. 2) Internet options. 3) Delete Cookies... 4) OK

How to Delete Cookies

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[b] What is it? [/b] Information collected by cookies of a website from [b] many [/b] visitors. [b] How is it used? [/b] Web page owners can use this to improve their site, decide how much to charge advertisers, or make more sales. An example of this information is that 243 people visited on November 4 and 289 people visited on November 5. Information in this form can’t be traced back to individuals.

Aggregate Data

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Aggregate Data Image

[b] What is it? [/b] A website's rules for how they use and share your private information. [b] Party: [/b] A legal term for a person or a company. [b] First Party: [/b] The visitor to the website. [b] (You)[/b] [b] Second Party: [/b] The site owner. [b] Third Party: [/b] Any other company or person the site owner gives or sells your information to. Check the privacy policy to see if your information is shared with any third parties.

Privacy Policy

On most websites, there is a link that says Privacy or Privacy Policy. Click on [http://learning.com/] and check their privacy policy. Who do they share your information with? Click on Privacy on the Engrade website. Who do they share your information with? Click on [http://www.funbrain.com/] and check their privacy policy. Who do they share your information with? Click on [https://gaggle.net/] and check their privacy policy. Who do they share your information with?

How to check the Privacy policy

[b] What is it? [/b] [b] Anonymity [/b] is when no one knows who you are. [b] Why do people think they are anonymous on the internet? [/b] On the internet, many people think that they cannot be identified and think it is safe to do things they wouldn’t do face to face. This is because no one else is around when they are online. [b] What things may people do online when they think they won't get caught? [/b] [b] Cyberbullying- [/b] mean emails, mean comments on a person’s Facebook or MySpace wall, etc. Looking at pornographic sites. However, you are not anonymous on the internet. You can be tracked down. Do not do anything online you wouldn’t feel comfortable doing in front of your parents.

Anonymity

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Online Privacy Flashcards