CHAP TeR 1 Data from Day One Our personal data is everywhere Most people are probably not aware of all the places their personal data can be found or who could be looking at it Who would be interested in your personal data Why You probably know the words personal and data But have you heard them used together Personal means private individual and related to a specific person You may think of your private thoughts relationships religious beliefs or a diary when describing personal Data means facts numbers and statistics Pie charts in math class a computer’s stored information and survey or school election results may come to mind when you think of data Lately the term personal data has been making headlines and giving people a reason to pause and think about their own 4 21st century skills library
Examples of personal data include a library card number a street address a school ID or the email address and password used to log in to a Netflix account Even your name is a piece of your personal data although you may think of it as just your name By the time you head to school in the morning you may have already texted your friend checked your assignments on Google Classroom seen an Instagram photo of your school’s swim team at last night’s meet and checked the balance on your school lunch account Through the course of your morning you’ve already tapped into your personal data many times You’ve used your Try This Ask three adults if they can come up with a list of at least 20 different types of personal data Are their lists the same Did you discover a type of personal data you hadn’t thought of Sensitive data is data that is personal and important that we want to keep private Sort the data types according to how sen sitive it is For example your email address and phone number probably aren’t very sensitive because lots of people already know them However credit card numbers and your social se curity number are very sensitive because other people could use that information to commit identity theft or steal money 5 55 Data Geek
You probably post personal data online almost every day if you use social media apps or shop online phone number your Google login information and your Instagram account You may have been sharing your information with others too Personal data is everywhere It can be tracked It can even end up in the hands of thieves Thieves can then use your information illegally or sell it to other criminals Technology has provided people with many convenient new ways of buying things and managing their money Online banking and shopping Web sites are just a few examples However there can be a downside to the convenience of these 6 21st century skills library
Coffee shops are often filled with people sharing a Wi-Fi connection services It’s not always clear who else has access to the data you’re sending To reduce your risk of identity theft you will need to protect your personal data Identity theft is the crime of using someone else’s personal data in a way that involves fraud It is often used to steal money Have you ever connected to the Internet through a public Wi-Fi in a library mall or coffee shop Most people have These kinds of public Internet connections are not always secure You may come across this kind of language when logging in to a public Wi-Fi network This network does not provide encryption and 7 777 Data Geek
