online privacy
Internet data protection
Online privacy is control over personal information shared or collected through the internet.
It encompasses what data websites gather, how companies track browsing behavior, and who can access digital communications.
Concerns range from targeted advertising to identity theft to government surveillance.
She adjusted her browser settings for better online privacy.
The term often appears in debates about data protection laws and corporate responsibility.
- pseudonymsFictitious adopted names
- burner accountDisposable online identity
- proxy serversComputers relaying network requests
- encryptionConverting data into code
- fingerprintingRecording unique digit patterns
do not track · targeted ads · consent · terms of service · firewalls · browser history · tokenization · metadata · data protection · cookies · cybersecurity · anonymous · incognito mode · internet · VPN · cyberlaw · social media · email
- digital societysocial networks, internet, digital age, internet culture, digital natives
- internet safetyinternet safety, passwords, phishing, secure browsing, safe browsing
- digital parentingparental controls, screen time, internet safety, safe search, kid mode
- digital youthscreen time, smartphones, social media, apps, texting
- Digital Ethicscyberbullying, misinformation, disinformation, data protection, digital rights
- digital rightsdigital rights, digital freedom, data protection, internet freedom, information access
online privacysurveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
digital surveillance · mass surveillance · internet monitoring · government surveillance · spying
online privacydata collection
Systematic accumulation of facts
data harvesting · data mining · surveillance capitalism · data breach · doxing
online privacypublic exposure
State of being visible to all
doxxing · oversharing · publicness · public disclosure · data breach