FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

TECHNOLOGYS ETHICAL LEGAL PRIVACY ISSUES

USING PRIVACY SETTINGS IN SOCIAL MEDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Whenever you use a digital device and for example browse the internet and visit websites, you leave behind small traces of your activities.These activities can be stored both in your device and also by the websites visited.What is the common name given to these traces?
A
Cookies
B
Digital Footprints
C
Login Details
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A digital footprint – sometimes called a digital shadow or an electronic footprint – refers to the trail of data you leave when using the internet. It includes websites you visit, emails you send, and information you submit online. A digital footprint can be used to track a person’s online activities and devices.

Detailed explanation-2: -In addition to cookies, many websites can use your user accounts to track browsing activity. While this type of browser tracking doesn’t pose a serious risk to your online security, it’s important to understand how your online data is tracked and used.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. Internet history, also called browsing history or web history, is a feature found in all Internet browsers. It is a record of the addresses of the websites you have recently visited and data associated with those websites. The saved data helps make the website load faster if you revisit it.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Cookie is a small text based file given to you by a visited website that helps identify you to that site.

Detailed explanation-5: -Social media and internet tracking POTENTIAL THREATS: Cybercriminals could access data broker sites housing your customer data, thanks to third-party cookies, and peddle false advertisements to you containing malware. This is also known as malvertising. HOW NOT TO BE TRACKED: Enable ‘do not track.

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