TERMS

Question 1

electronic monitoring of a target’s online accounts and activities. Harassing cyberstalking can escalate beyond mere monitoring to include threats, slander, and identity theft.

Answer 1

Cyberstalking

Question 2

lends itself to mob formation. Often, all it can take is a single public post expressing an unpopular position, and the power of tens of thousands of users can be brought to bear with the goal of making life miserable for the post’s author.

Answer 2

Cybermobbing

Question 3

But making such information easily available on popular social media sites with the intention of causing the target harm is wrong—and, in some jurisdictions, also a crime.

Answer 3

Doxxing

Question 4

any information that relates to your health, employment, banking activities, close relationships, and interactions with government agencies. In most cases, you should have the legal right to expect that such information remains inaccessible to anyone without your permission.

Answer 4

Personal Data

Question 5

tools for communicating across public, insecure networks without disclosing your identifying information.

Answer 5

VPN

Question 6

unsolicited email messages sent with the goal of getting you to respond, usually by purchasing a product of doubtful value.

Answer 6

spam

Question 7

misrepresents the origin and sender of the email.

Answer 7

spoofing

Question 8

interact with a web resource that’s made to look like an actual legitimate site.

Answer 8

phishing

Question 9

Falsely and illegally directing law enforcement authorities toward a nonexistent crime

Answer 9

swatting