2. What is Privacy ??
• Claim of individuals to be left alone,
• Free from surveillance or interference from other individuals, organizations,
or the state
• Ability to control Information about yourself
• Privacy is sometimes related to anonymity, the wish to remain unnoticed or
unidentified in the public
4. E.g. of Privacy Issues
• Violation of Privacy
• Computer Monitoring
• Computer Matching
• Unauthorized Personal Files
5. By ISP (Internet Service Provider)
• Internet Service Providers (ISP) always know your IP address and the IP
address to which you are communicating
• ISPs are capable of observing unencrypted data passing between you and
the Internet, but not properly-encrypted data
• They are usually prevented to do so due to social pressure and law.
6. Solutions to Protect Privacy Online
• Cookie Control
• EncryptionTools
• FireWalls
7. By Internet Browser
• Most web browsers can save some forms of personal data, such as browsing
history, cookies, web form entries and password
• You may accidentally reveal such information when using a browser on a
public computer or someone else's.
8. Protect
your
privacy
on the Web
When surfing the
internet, avoid “free”
offers and protect
your information!
Chatting – guard
your information
unless
You are 100%
Sure who you are
chatting with.
Cookies aren’t just
for eating, they may
be sending your
personal information
to others.
Protect your
passwords
like you would your
wallet or car keys.
Make it complicate!
E-mail is not
secure and should
never be though
of as private.
Don’t even
open Spam,
download
a spam buster!
Beware of phishing,
which are fake e-
mails
Sent to try to gain
your personal and
financial information.