The Most Important Thing That Users Can Do to Protect

question 117

Multiple Choice

The most important thing that users can do to protect their privacy on social media sites is to understand that they're responsible for protecting their own information. Which of the following was not one of the common sense guidelines listed in your textbook for protecting privacy?

• A) Don't post private data. Avoid posting personal information including full birth date, home address, phone number, etc.
• B) Be smart about who you allow to become part of your network. The larger your network, the harder it is to keep your data private.
• C) Don't rely on current privacy policies. Social networking sites change their privacy policies regularly. Operate as if you had no privacy protection at all when deciding what to post.
• D) Ask an attorney to review TOS, or Terms of Service agreements that you are required to sign prior to joining a social media site.

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Definitions:

F Distribution

A probability distribution that arises frequently as the null distribution of a test statistic, especially in variance analysis.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can vary in the calculation of a statistic.

Numerator

The top number of a fraction, showing the number of parts out of the denominator considered.

Chi-square Distribution

A probability distribution that is used to describe the distribution of a sum of the squares of k independent standard normal random variables, often used in hypothesis testing.