UK Lesson Plan
The Big Data Dilemma (UK)
What are the potential impacts of online tracking and what are your privacy rights?
Age
14–15Time
50 mins.
Objectives
- Identify the benefits and drawbacks of online tracking to both companies and users.
- Learn about GDPR and their privacy rights.
- Analyse specific examples of online tracking and take a position for or against them.
Vocabulary
cookies .
GDPR .
online tracking .
personalized content .
targeted advertising .
third-party
cookies – small text files stored on a computer that keep track of what a person does on a website
GDPR – a law that protects the online privacy rights of people that reside in the UK and EU countries.
online tracking – apps, websites or third parties collecting information about your online activity (other sites you visit, links you click, how long you stay, etc.)
personalized content – information that a website or app shows you based on what they think you want to see
targeted advertising – advertisements that are shown to you based on information that has been collected about you (location, browsing history, interests, age, etc.)
third-party – a company other than the company that owns the website or app you are using
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