PRIVACY AND SECURITY VOCAB

PASSWORD

• secret string of letters, symbols, and numbers that you can use to restrict who can access something digital

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• information about you that cannot be used to identify you because it is also true for many other people (e.g. your hair color or the city you live in)

PRIVATE INFORMATION

• information about you that can be used to identify you because it is unique to you (e.g. your full name or your address)

USERNAME

• name you create to sign into a website, app, or game

HEADLINE

• the title of an article, usually printed in big, bold letters at the top