Chapter 25: Privacy Flashcards
What are the privacy concerns related to face recognition and automatic number plate recognition?
These technologies collect personal data and may threaten individual privacy.
What are ethics?
A set of moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour.
How do companies like Facebook and Google raise privacy concerns?
They collect and store personally identifiable data, which can be analyzed and potentially misused.
How can weak security lead to privacy risks?
Weak security can expose personal data to identity theft, phishing attacks, and fraud.
Why is inaccurate personal data a concern?
Incorrect data can affect a person’s life and reputation, but it is difficult to correct or remove.
What is a benefit of data collection for businesses?
It allows businesses to offer personalised services, such as recommending products based on user preferences.
How does big data analysis benefit society?
It helps identify drug side effects, optimises city energy use, and tracks disease spread.
What are the ethical concerns associated with big data?
It can lead to privacy invasions, identity theft, and unauthorized profiling of individuals.
What are common surveillance technologies used today?
CCTV, drones, online tracking, and phone tapping.
What are location-based services, and how do they impact privacy?
These services help with navigation and social interactions but also enable tracking and invasion of privacy.
What are privacy-enhancing tools, and how do they help?
They provide protection against privacy invasion, such as encryption, cookie cleaners, and password managers.
What is encryption, and why is it important?
Encryption prevents unauthorized people from reading sensitive data.
What do cookie cleaners and anti-spyware tools do?
They detect and remove tracking cookies, spyware, and adware from devices.
How does an identity management service protect privacy?
It allows secure transactions without revealing personal identity information.
What is a password manager, and how does it improve security?
It securely stores multiple login credentials in an encrypted database, requiring only a master password.
Privacy
The right to be left alone and free from unwanted scrutiny and intrusion.
Personal data
Information that is personal & unique to an individual.
Identity theft
The stealing of another person’s personal details.
Surveillance technology
Any system that gathers information about the activities or communications of an individual.
Location-based services
Services that enable people to access & share real-time location information online.
