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ENTRY 03 - The Dark Side of Using Public WiFi

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The goal of this blog is to create awareness among many individuals that accessing public free WiFi can be harmful and that if they do access it, they must do so with the understanding that they will be putting their personal information at risk of fraud or theft. Our professor began last week's lesson with a PowerPoint presentation of a post urging people not to use public free Wifi. Why? Merely because scammers may take advantage of the opportunity to steal your personal information and obtain access to your account, which may be terrible, especially if you were undertaking a vital business activity. What gadgets are used by cybercriminals to steal your credentials? Let me first point out that there is a YouTube video link in the same picture presentation that our lecturer gave that highlights social media scams. In the video, the specialist adds that the internet is a dangerous and scary place and that there need to be someone to guide elderly and young people because they ...

Entry 02 - Last Week's Meet

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This will be a brief blog article regarding the meeting last week. Our professor covered crucial functions in the Data Privacy Act, which assisted me in learning the various jobs by distinguishing their purposes. The distinction between a Personal Information Controller and a Personal Information Processor, for example, is that the (PIC) defines the goals and methods of processing personal data, whilst the (PIP) processes personal data on behalf of the controller. He also covered the three forms of personal data: personal data, sensitive personal data, and privileged information. During his presentation of data principles, he used the class list as a great example, pointing out that the information in the class list was excessive when it came to proportionality because he just needed our names to identify us. Also, keep in mind that transparency is essential since when we give our consent to submit our personal data, we should know what it will be used for and where it will be kept.