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INFORMATION LITERACY AND DIGITAL SAFETY: Online Safety

Understanding Data Privacy

Myrstad, F. L.-H. (2018, September). How tech companies deceive you into giving up your data and privacy [Video]. TED. https://www.ted.com/talks/finn_lutzow_holm_myrstad_how_tech_companies_deceive_you_into
_giving_up_your_data_and_privacy

Annotation: TED Talk in which the digital policy expert Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad discusses how technology companies use deceptive design in terms and conditions to collect personal data at scale. Includes findings from the Norwegian Consumer Council's analysis of app permissions.

Attai, L. (2019, April). Taking control of your data privacy [Video]. TED. https://www.ted.com/talks/linnette_attai_taking_control_of_your_data_privacy

Annotation: TEDx Talk addressing the value of personal data, how one's relationship to technology shapes one's future, and practical steps for taking greater control of online privacy.

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