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🛡️ Being Online

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10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. What is a 'digital footprint'?

A setting on a phone's cameraA password used for online bankingThe trail of information left behind by what you post, search and click onlineA type of computer virus

2. What is a cookie, in the internet sense?

A snack you can order through a delivery appA type of computer virusA backup copy of your photosA small file a website saves on your device to remember details about your visit

3. You get a message saying you've won a prize in a competition you never entered. What is most likely going on?

You genuinely won and should claim it straight awayIt's just a normal advertIt's a scam trying to get your details or moneyIt's an automatic message from your school

4. Loot boxes and similar in-game purchases are often designed with bright lights, music and a slow reveal. Why?

To make the game load fasterBecause it's required by the device's operating systemTo help you understand the game's rules betterTo make opening one feel exciting, so you are more likely to want another

5. Before sending a message online, which question is genuinely worth asking yourself first?

Would I be comfortable saying this to the person's face?Will this message load quickly for the other person?Will this get me the most likes or replies?Is this message under one hundred characters?

6. A message you send privately to one person can still end up seen by others. How?

The other person can screenshot, save or forward it onPrivate messages automatically become public after a weekIt's against the law for anyone to ever share a private messagePrivate messages can't actually be saved by the receiver

7. What is cyberbullying?

A type of computer error messageAny single disagreement between two people onlineA game where players compete against each other onlineRepeated unkind or threatening behaviour towards someone through messages, apps or online platforms

8. A game keeps offering small in-game purchases, each one only a couple of dollars. What is the real risk?

Each purchase unlocks the entire game for free afterwardsSmall purchases make the game run noticeably fasterThe purchases always get automatically refunded after a weekSmall amounts add up to a lot of real money over time, without feeling like it

9. You suddenly receive a 2FA code you didn't request. What does that most likely mean?

Someone else has your password and is trying to log inYour account has just been upgraded for freeIt happens randomly and means nothingThe app is only checking that 2FA still works

10. You post a photo with no mention of where it was taken. How might people still work out the location?

It's impossible for a photo to reveal where it was takenPhotos always display the location in large visible textPhotos can carry hidden location and time details, called metadata, unless it's removedOnly photos taken by professional cameras contain location details

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