Being Aware of What You Share

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Which of the following is the definition of a privacy policy?

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A legal document that an app or a website must provide explaining which user information they collect and how it is used.

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Why might Maya be seeing ads for materials after chatting with her friends about a play?

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The messaging app is sharing data with online advertisers.

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Which of the following helps you adjust what information a website or an app collects and what is visible to others? Cookies, Online ads, Privacy settings, Terms of service

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Privacy settings

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Should Josh join a gaming website if he can't find a privacy policy?

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No. Without understanding the privacy policy, he won't know what they collect and why. Josh could be sharing all sorts of information that he doesn't want to.

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Where on a website would you find the Privacy Policy?

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At the bottom.

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What are computer cookies?

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

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Why might Sarah deny the app access to her location?

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It's not clear why the app needs to track her location.

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A tech company has just released a new smart speaker, and your family has been wanting to get one for the house. What advice would you give your parents to protect everyone's privacy?

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Understand which private information the device collects.