Be Aware of What You Share
How can you protect your privacy when you're online?
Lesson Objectives
Reflect on the concept of privacy, including what they feel comfortable sharing and with which people.
Analyze different ways that advertisers collect information about users to send them targeted ads.
Identify strategies for protecting their privacy, including opting out of specific features and analyzing app or website privacy policies.
Vocabulary
cookies: small text files stored on a computer that keep track of what a person does on a website
privacy: protection from being observed or tracked by others, including the government, the public, or selected individuals or groups
privacy settings: choices a website or app provides users about what information is collected and visible to others
privacy policy: a legal document that an app or website must provide which describes what user information they collect and how they use it
terms of service: 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
opt out: to choose to not participate in something