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In this video, we’ll introduce some core concepts related to personal data online. We’ll also touch on why privacy matters. You will even find out for yourself if your accounts have been involved in a major security breach.
New Terms:
- Breach / Leak -- A forced or unintentional release of private data from an online service.
- Anonymity -- The ability to exist, and especially communicate, in a manner that does not reveal any personally identifiable information about the source.
- Privacy -- Unhindered agency to express oneself selectively, with direct control over one’s own information and explicit boundaries.
- Authenticity -- Provide, with a high level of confidence, an assurance of the identity of an individual or message through reliable and verifiable means.
Further Reading:
Yahoo Hack: 1bn accounts compromised by biggest data breach in history
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