Cybersecurity Basics: Protect Yourself and Understand the Threats Quiz

Quiz: Privacy and the Law

Pass mark: 70%. You can retry as many times as you need.

1 Which of these are rights granted by the GDPR? (several answers) Multiple answers possible The right to obtain a copy of the personal data an organization holds about you The right to receive compensation automatically from any organization that holds your data The right to have inaccurate data corrected The right to object to the use of your data for direct marketing

2 You ask an online shop to delete your account and all your data. Within what general timeframe should the organization reply? Single answer Immediately, within one hour Within about one year There is no deadline Generally within one month

3 What is the difference between a first-party and a third-party cookie? Single answer A first-party cookie is set by the site you visit; a third-party cookie comes from another domain embedded in the page and can follow you across sites A first-party cookie is a virus; a third-party cookie is harmless A first-party cookie lasts one day; a third-party cookie lasts one hour

4 Which actions help limit online tracking? (several answers) Multiple answers possible Accepting every cookie banner so that the site works properly Turning on the browser's tracking protection and blocking third-party cookies Refusing non-essential cookies on banners Limiting or resetting the advertising identifier on your phone

5 You want to improve the privacy of a service you use heavily. What is the best approach? Single answer Click the link in a message saying your privacy settings have expired Leave the defaults, since companies always choose the most private settings Open the service yourself and review its settings by category, choosing restrictive options when in doubt Delete the app and keep using the service through any website that looks similar