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Telecommunications & Ethical Issues Vocabulary

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Anonymoussomeone who can't be identified based on information at hand
Password Protectionthe requirement that visitors use a password when they access a website so that only certain people can view the site and participate in its online activities
Screen Namethe online name you choose to log in with or to post on a website
Emaila kind of message you write and send on a computer
Cookiessmall computer text files placed in your computer by the sites you visit that collect information about your computer system and the webpages you view
Third Partya person or company other than you and the owner of the website you visit
Privacy Optionschoices a website might give you about what it does with your information
Online PredatorSomeone who uses the anonymous nature of the Internet to find victims and eventually take advantage of them in the real world
Securityfreedom from danger; online, “security” refers to protecting one’s private information and protecting a computer from viruses or “malware”
Inappropriatenot proper; not o.k.
Mediacommunication including television, radio, and newspapers, that often reaches and impacts a large audience
Digital Mediaelectronic devices and media platforms such as computers, cell phones, digital video, social networking sites, the Internet, video games, and virtual worlds that allow users to create, communicate, and interact with one another or with the device or application itself
Cyber bullyingthe use of digital media tools such as the Internet and cell phones to deliberately upset or harass someone else
Targetthe person being cyber bullied
Emphathizeto imagine the feelings that someone else is experiencing
Harassmentone user continually or deliberately offends another user with actions such as posting comments intended to hurt, offend or conflict with another user's beliefs
Phishingthe act of tricking someone into giving confidential information or tricking them into doing something that they normally wouldn’t do or shouldn’t do
Cyber ethicsGuidelines for using computers in an ethical way; using computers without plagiarizing, insulting other users, or hacking
NetiquetteNetwork etiquette; an informal group of rules and ways of behaving on the Internet." or shouldn’t do
Social NetworkAn association of people drawn together by family, work or hobby that keep in contract through the Internet



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