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Privacy Storybuilder - Key Points for Introduction/Animation

Privacy Storybuilder - Key Points for Introduction/Animation

Owned by Dana Ayotte
Last updated: Mar 06, 2017 by Caren Watkins


  • learn more about how your personal information is used on the internet and how you can protect it
  • privacy is about being in control of your personal information and of being able to decide how you present yourself to the world
  • “personal information” is not just information that you provide directly (like entering your credit card number on a shopping site), but is also generated based on your online behaviour (e.g. links that you click on, or things that you search for)
  • your personal information could be used in ways that you are not aware of, and in ways that you may not like or want
  • data that is collected about you can impact your job or future jobs, how much you pay for specific products, insurance rates, etc
  • personal information about you (including your online behaviour) can also be used for your benefit (e.g. by recognizing you when you return to a service, so you don’t have to log in again)
  • this tool will help you to weigh the benefits vs the potential risks of sharing your personal information on the internet
  • this tool will help you be more in control of how your data gets used
  • this tool will help you understand and define a personal privacy policy that suits the required function/task, acceptable risk level and personal preferences

  • “…all of these pieces of data: relentlessly collected across all our devices, services, and accounts, and eagerly analyzed, shared, and sold. In aggregate over time, intimate digital patterns emerge: our detailed habits, movements, relationships, preferences, beliefs and secrets are laid bare to those who collect and capitalize on them” (from the 8-Day Data Detox Kit https://myshadow.org/detox)
  • “our data makes maps of our habits, actions, and inner thoughts” (The Glass Room https://theglassroomnyc.org/)



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