Digital Literacy Vocabulary

To select, organize and look after a collection (e.g. content posted to a social media profile)

Your digital footprint has the following characteristic(s):

An attempt to trick someone, usually with the intention of stealing money or information.

A fake Instagram account used for posting to a specific group of people or to post anonymously

Which of the following is not an example of private information?

Small text files stored on a computer that keep track of what a person does on a website are called...

When apps or websites use info that they have collected about you to show you certain types of ads.

An unfair belief about a person or group based on a stereotype

When something happens on digital media that makes you feel uncomfortable, worried, sad or anxious, it's called...

A web address that had been condensed and which could mislead a user into going on a risky website

Anyone who can see information about you or posted by you online.

A person who buys products or services to use.

When someone poses as a bank or school, and sends you personalized messages asking you to provide private information.

All the information online about a person.

A type of crime in which your private information is stolen and used for criminal activity.

An image or headline that tries to get you to click on it, usually for advertising purposes.

When something happens on digital media that makes you feel uncomfortable, worried, sad or anxious, it's called...