Mod 2.1

Question 1

What is PII?

Answer 1

Personally Identifiable Information

Question 2

What should you do if you receive a suspicious email asking for personal information?

Answer 2

Ignore and delete the email.

Question 3

Which of the following is considered Direct PII?

Answer 3

Full Name

Question 4

While playing an online game, Chris receives a message from another player asking for their full name and home address to send a prize.

Should Chris provide this information?

Answer 4

No, because this information is considered direct PII and should be kept private.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a privacy issue that is related to using a social networking site?

Answer 5

You need to ensure that private information is physically shredded prior to disposal.

Question 6

What is targeted advertising?

Answer 6

Using your data to show ads for products you might like

Question 7

Which of the following are small text files that allow websites to save information about you and how you’re using their platform?

Answer 7

Cookies

Question 8

Jamie is shopping online for a new skateboard using Google Chrome on their favorite skate equipment website. They add a skateboard and other parts to their shopping cart (usually stored in a cookie) but wait until after dinner to finish. After dinner, Jamie uses the Safari browser to complete the purchase. However, upon opening the shopping cart, Jamie finds it empty.

Why is Jamie’s shopping cart empty after switching from Google Chrome to Safari to complete the purchase?

Answer 8

Cookies are specific to each browser, so the shopping cart doesn’t carry over.

Question 9

What are data brokers?

Answer 9

Companies that collect and sell data

Question 10

How can individuals monetize their own data?

Answer 10

By participating in surveys