How can you keep yourself safe on the internet?

Do not share sensitive information with strangers; keep a small footprint

Fraudulent emails and text messages to trick people into giving information

What does incognito mode NOT do

Safely browse the internet without downloading a virus, Keeping little to no digital footprint

What is digital citizenship?

The ability to participate safely and responsibly in the digtial world

You receive an email that isn't flagged as spam and looks legit, but something feels off about it. What do you do?

Contact the person it seems to be impersonating and inquire its legitimacy

What is net neutrality?

Treat all data on the internet equally; don't block content

How do you protect yourself against viruses

Avoid sketchy websites, Run everything you download through virustotal

A small block of data that a website stores on your device

Is it safe to build a digital footprint?

Yes, however you must be careful with what you put on the internet

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How can you keep yourself safe on the internet?
Do not share sensitive information with strangers; keep a small footprint
Do not go to websites you don't know
Do not download anything
Do not accept cookies on websites
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What is phishing
A trojan virus that gains access to your hardware to mine crypto
Fraudulent emails and text messages to trick people into giving information
Fishing for data and cache on devices to use for personal use
A virus which can destroy your device
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What does incognito mode NOT do
Prevent websites from storing cache and cookies while active
Safely browse the internet without downloading a virus
Allow you to browse anonymously
Keeping little to no digital footprint
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What is digital citizenship?
The ability to participate safely and responsibly in the digtial world
Becoming a citizen of a country online
Applying for citizenship through the means of the digital world
Having special access to websites that would otherwise be unavailable
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You receive an email that isn't flagged as spam and looks legit, but something feels off about it. What do you do?
Read through the email and if it's from someone you know, download the file
Throw it into spam anyway and ignore it
Contact the person it seems to be impersonating and inquire its legitimacy
Contact the email attached and inquire its legitimacy
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What is incognito mode used for
To browse anonymously
To gain access to the dark web
To clear cache and cookies on your device in order to anonymously browse
To gain access to the code of a website
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What is net neutrality?
When data is being held hostage by a scammer
Treat all data on the internet equally; don't block content
Mutually assured destruction on the internet
A type of software to protect against viruses
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How do you protect yourself against viruses
Deny access to cookies
Avoid building a digital footprint
Avoid sketchy websites
Run everything you download through virustotal
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What are cookies?
A cookie clicker website
A web browser's RAM
A small block of data that a website stores on your device
A piece of temporary data cache stored on your web browser
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Is it safe to build a digital footprint?
No, it is too dangerous to trust strangers with sensitive information
No, even the slightest thing can make you vulnerable to hackers
Yes, it doesn't matter what you put out so long as it's anonymous
Yes, however you must be careful with what you put on the internet

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