Digital Privacy!

Topic

• Cybersecurity

Terms

Digital Privacy- Personal data like financial, browsing, etc. Is stored, sold, accessed, used, etc.

Encryption- Protect your data and remain private to unauthorized users.

VPN (virtual privacy network)- Hide your IP address and prevent tracking your location.

Privacy policy- A document that explains how a company uses our personal information.

Malware- Is a program that steals information from a device without the user’s permission.

Social Engineer- Thick people into giving up confidential information.

Phishing- Pretend to be a trust company or people to get personal information like credit card numbers.

Ransomware- Locks files and demands payment to restore access.