Data safety: protection from 1. loss or manipulation Data security: protection from 2. theft or misuse
Data safety and security are ensured by GDPR (General Data Protection 3. ) enacted in 4. GDPR applies to all companies 5. or working in the EU GDPR makes data 6. and processing secure
Data safety and security are also ensured by management of cookies, short text 7. that help users by memorising preferences: • they are used to collect commercial information • websites must ask for 8.
Finally, data safety and security are ensured by secure passwords: • do not use 9. information • include 10. letters, special characters, or numbers • do not use 11. password everywhere.
15.1 What is the difference between data safety and security?aperta
Soluzione suggerita:Data safety concerns the actions undertaken to protect data from accidental loss or manipulation; data security refers to the procedures to prevent intentional theft or misuse.
15.2 What is the GDPR and when was it enacted?aperta
Soluzione suggerita:The GDPR or General Data Protection Regulation is a set of rules enacted in 2018 to make data storage and processing more secure and people more aware of their rights in terms of privacy.
15.3 Which companies are concerned by the GDPR?aperta
Soluzione suggerita:Companies based or working in the EU.
15.4 When can people ask for their data deletion?aperta
Soluzione suggerita:People can ask for their data deletion in case of unauthorised access or misuse.
15.5 What are cookies and what are they used for?aperta
Soluzione suggerita:Cookies are short text files stored in the memory of a device when going online and they are used to help people by memorising preferences.
15.6 How can cookies be a menace to people’s privacy?aperta
Soluzione suggerita:They can be used to collect information about people’s preferences.
15.7 What should a secure password contain?aperta
Soluzione suggerita:A secure password should contain some capital letters, special characters, and numbers.
15.8 What shouldn’t you do when creating or using passwords?aperta
Soluzione suggerita:You shouldn’t use personal information to create a password because these things are very easy to find out, and you shouldn’t use the same password everywhere.
16. Watch a video about cookies and complete the summary.
Cookies are short text 1. which are sent by websites from their 2. to the user’s 3. . They can be compared to digital 4. that help to identify the user as unique and recognise them when visiting the website again. Cookies can be used for a variety of purposes, for example, to keep track of online shopping 5. , remembering 6. preferences, but also tracking the shopping activity for analytical 7. . In this sense, they can be a threat to the user’s 8. . For this reason, many privacy laws have restricted the use of cookies without getting permission and websites use cookie banners to obtain and control 9. in order to comply with laws such as 10. and CCPA.
17. In your own words, explain how cookies work when visiting e-commerce websites.aperta
Soluzione suggerita:If you visit your favourite e-commerce website and browse a pair of sunglasses, later you will see ads for the same sunglasses while browsing other websites. This is because the e-commerce website ad platform sets a cookie on your device which will track your movement across other websites. When a website you are visiting uses the same ad platform, it will recognise you from the cookie stored on your device and will display personalised advertisements about the same sunglasses on the page you are browsing.