E-Safety and Ethics

Fake News - Fake news is untrue information presented as news. It often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue.

Click Bait - content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.

Creditable - Convincing for example: The article was creditable because it was written by BBC news.

Source- a place, person, website, or thing from which something originates or can be obtained.

URL - A URL incorporates the domain name, along with other detailed information, to create a complete address (or “web address”) to direct a browser to a specific web page.

In app purchases - extra content or subscriptions that you buy inside an app.

Permissions - permissions are a means of controlling and regulating access to specific system- and device-level functions by software. For example an app might ask for permission to access your files.

Settings - adjustment in a software program or hardware device that adjusts it to the user's preference. For example changing screen brightness.

Developer - a person or thing that develops/creates something.

Anti-Virus - software designed to detect and destroy computer viruses.

Ethical - what is considered right and wrong in the eyes of society.

Communication - means of sending or receiving information, such as phone lines or computers.

Privacy - a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people.

Benefits - a feature that renders something more acceptable; a at a advantage or useful.

Drawbacks - a feature that renders something less acceptable; a disadvantage or problem.

Data Protection - Act of Parliament designed to protect personal data stored on computers or in an organised paper filing system.

Privacy - a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people.

Surveillance - controls what people can access using the internet.

Censorship - monitoring access of users across the internet