What is the best way to keep yourself anonymous online?

Don't fill out any personal information

Which of these is NOT a best practice when trying to protect your privacy online?

Storing your passwords in the notes section of your smartphone.

What is the only way to keep a computer 100% safe?

Stay completely offline and only have one user

Knowing how to stay safe when using the internet.

One privacy best practice is “keeping your digital household clean”. This means:

Regularly changing passwords, and deactivating old accounts.

Generally speaking, privacy settings:

Limit who can access your profile and what information other people can see

How can you use the internet safely?

Don't download file attachments from people you don't know

How does a virus get onto a computer?

Downloading an executable file (.exe)

The best way to protect your personal information when shopping online is:

Ensuring the site is secure, checking out as a “guest”, and using a VPN.

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According to a 2021 study by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, almost half of Canadians (48%) are extremely concerned about people using information available about them online to attempt to steal their identity. Fortunately, there are many steps we all can take to protect ourselves and our privacy in our digital world. Do you know where to start? Test your privacy know-how with this quiz. #TELUSWise #OnlinePrivacy #Privacy #Grade7 #Grade8 #Grade9 #Highschool

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1
Cyber criminals use the internet to commit crimes because they are...
easy to trace
likely to get caught
operating in the open
largely anonymous
2
What is the name of all spyware and viruses
Malewear
Malware
3
What is phishing?
Scamming
Hacking
Malware
Catching fish
4
Which account is more likely to be an online predator?
Instagram
Facebook
Any account can be a predator
Personal Email
5
If you suspect or know that you’re a victim of identity theft or fraud, you should:
Contact your bank and local police and file an occurrence report.
All of the above.
Contact the national credit bureaus.
Report it to the Anti-Fraud Center.
6
Your “personal information” consists of:
All of the above.
Your education and employment history.
Your name, birth date and SIN.
Your income, purchases and spending habits.
7
How can you limit the information that is collected and stored about you when using the Internet?
Use a VPN to encrypt your Internet activity.
Turn on Incognito or Private Mode in your browser.
Use a search engine that does not collect/share your web searches.
All of the above.
8
What is the best way to keep yourself anonymous online?
Add only your friends
Don't fill out any personal information
Post all the time
Put your address in your bio
9
Which of these is NOT a best practice when trying to protect your privacy online?
Updating your operating system promptly when an update becomes available.
Using two-factor authentication to access accounts and devices.
Storing your passwords in the notes section of your smartphone.
Using a different user name and password for each account.
10
What is the only way to keep a computer 100% safe?
Share no information online
Post about everything
Stay completely offline
Stay completely offline and only have one user
11
What in not consequences of posting inappropriate content?
Punishment at home or at school
Bad Reputation
Stolen identity
No college or employer will want you
12
What is e-safety?
Online scamming
Hacking into people's computers
Knowing how to switch your mobile phone on safely
Knowing how to stay safe when using the internet.
13
Which of the following is personal data?
Gym personal best
dog name
bank detail
Your favourite color
14
How can you stay safe in online games?
Play games that allow anti-virus and anti-spyware software
All of the above
Use an online nickname
Never reveal your personal information
15
A trail of data you create while using the internet.
instant messaging
file sharing
rumor
digital footprint
16
One privacy best practice is “keeping your digital household clean”. This means:
Hiring a professional to clean up your personal information online.
Routinely asking your smart assistant to Google search your name online.
Buying brand new devices and setting up new accounts each year.
Regularly changing passwords, and deactivating old accounts.
17
Generally speaking, privacy settings:
Control what information can and cannot be shared about you.
Manage which apps and devices can access your location.
Limit who can access your profile and what information other people can see
Help parents keep track of what their kids are doing online.
18
How can you use the internet safely?
Post images of yourself online
Add strangers to your social media account
Don't download file attachments from people you don't know
19
Which of the following is not inappropriate content?
hate speech
your favorite video
dangerous stunts
violence
20
How else can you use the internet safely?
Never use the deep web
All of the above
Don't meet internet strangers face to face
Don't reveal personal information
21
Your location can be found by other internet users
True
False
22
Which one below is a good password?
Kmn4976!X?
abc123
Gmh010503
password1234
23
How does a virus get onto a computer?
Downloading an executable file (.exe)
Downloading an image
24
The best way to protect your personal information when shopping online is:
Saving your credit card information for each purchase.
Buying from reputable Canadian retailers who abide by privacy laws.
Ensuring the site is secure, checking out as a “guest”, and using a VPN.
All of the above.
25
What personal information do websites and apps have the ability to collect about you?
Your language preferences.
All of the above.
Your location.
The kind of device you’re using.

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Questions 25

Answers

1
Cyber criminals use the internet to commit crimes because they are...
easy to trace
likely to get caught
operating in the open
largely anonymous
2
What is the name of all spyware and viruses
Malewear
Malware
3
What is phishing?
Scamming
Hacking
Malware
Catching fish
4
Which account is more likely to be an online predator?
Instagram
Facebook
Any account can be a predator
Personal Email
5
If you suspect or know that you’re a victim of identity theft or fraud, you should:
Contact your bank and local police and file an occurrence report.
All of the above.
Contact the national credit bureaus.
Report it to the Anti-Fraud Center.
6
Your “personal information” consists of:
All of the above.
Your education and employment history.
Your name, birth date and SIN.
Your income, purchases and spending habits.
7
How can you limit the information that is collected and stored about you when using the Internet?
Use a VPN to encrypt your Internet activity.
Turn on Incognito or Private Mode in your browser.
Use a search engine that does not collect/share your web searches.
All of the above.
8
What is the best way to keep yourself anonymous online?
Add only your friends
Don't fill out any personal information
Post all the time
Put your address in your bio
9
Which of these is NOT a best practice when trying to protect your privacy online?
Updating your operating system promptly when an update becomes available.
Using two-factor authentication to access accounts and devices.
Storing your passwords in the notes section of your smartphone.
Using a different user name and password for each account.
10
What is the only way to keep a computer 100% safe?
Share no information online
Post about everything
Stay completely offline
Stay completely offline and only have one user
11
What in not consequences of posting inappropriate content?
Punishment at home or at school
Bad Reputation
Stolen identity
No college or employer will want you
12
What is e-safety?
Online scamming
Hacking into people's computers
Knowing how to switch your mobile phone on safely
Knowing how to stay safe when using the internet.
13
Which of the following is personal data?
Gym personal best
dog name
bank detail
Your favourite color
14
How can you stay safe in online games?
Play games that allow anti-virus and anti-spyware software
All of the above
Use an online nickname
Never reveal your personal information
15
A trail of data you create while using the internet.
instant messaging
file sharing
rumor
digital footprint
16
One privacy best practice is “keeping your digital household clean”. This means:
Hiring a professional to clean up your personal information online.
Routinely asking your smart assistant to Google search your name online.
Buying brand new devices and setting up new accounts each year.
Regularly changing passwords, and deactivating old accounts.
17
Generally speaking, privacy settings:
Control what information can and cannot be shared about you.
Manage which apps and devices can access your location.
Limit who can access your profile and what information other people can see
Help parents keep track of what their kids are doing online.
18
How can you use the internet safely?
Post images of yourself online
Add strangers to your social media account
Don't download file attachments from people you don't know
19
Which of the following is not inappropriate content?
hate speech
your favorite video
dangerous stunts
violence
20
How else can you use the internet safely?
Never use the deep web
All of the above
Don't meet internet strangers face to face
Don't reveal personal information
21
Your location can be found by other internet users
True
False
22
Which one below is a good password?
Kmn4976!X?
abc123
Gmh010503
password1234
23
How does a virus get onto a computer?
Downloading an executable file (.exe)
Downloading an image
24
The best way to protect your personal information when shopping online is:
Saving your credit card information for each purchase.
Buying from reputable Canadian retailers who abide by privacy laws.
Ensuring the site is secure, checking out as a “guest”, and using a VPN.
All of the above.
25
What personal information do websites and apps have the ability to collect about you?
Your language preferences.
All of the above.
Your location.
The kind of device you’re using.