INTERNET PRIVACY

Understand internet privacy & data breaches with our Facebook scandal worksheet!

Watch the video Do you agree with its message? Match the synonyms Write the new words in your notebook apologized expressed regret revealed disclosed criticized denounced benefit assist mention reference acknowledged accepted circulating spreading investigating looking into affected touched surge increase Facebook apologizes after data breachRead the text: Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg apologized for the data breach that was revealed last week. Mr Zuckerberg took out full-page advertisements in broadsheet newspapers in the UK and US to make his apology for the data privacy scandal. Zuckerberg was being criticized for being too slow to respond to the news. Personal data on up to 50 million users was used by a U.S. political consultancy called Cambridge Analytica. This company is accused of using the leaked data to benefit Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Zuckerberg said: "This was a breach of trust, and I am sorry.... We're now taking steps to make sure this doesn't happen again." The apology made no mention of Cambridge Analytica. Mr Zuckerberg acknowledged that Facebook could and should have done more to protect user data and to stop it being exploited. Reports are now circulating that Facebook was warned its data protection was too weak back in 2011. Mr Zuckerberg outlined the actions Facebook would take going forward. He said: "We're investigating every single app that had access to large amounts of data before we fixed this. We expect there are others. And when we find them, we will ban them and tell everyone affected." The value of Facebook has fallen by $75 billion this week; Zuckerberg's wealth fell by $10 billion. There has also been a surge in users abandoning their Facebook pages, in online calls to #deletefacebook. 1. What kind of newspapers did Facebook put ads in to apologize? free newspapers broadsheet tabloids online newspapers 2. What is Mark Zuckerberg being criticized for? protecting his own data defending Facebook not listening apologizing late 3. What kind of company is Cambridge Analytica? a political consultancy a university a shady one an encyclopaedia publisher 4. What is Facebook taking to ensure there is not another data breach? money steps people to court servers and hard drives 5. What could and should Facebook have done to protect data? more nothing add SSL security strengthened its servers 6. When was Facebook warned about its weak data protection? last year 2014 2011 2009 7. What is Facebook now investigating? apps protection system security staff Cambridge Analytica 8. How much less is Mark Zuckerberg worth since the scandal began? $10,000,000,000,000 $10,000,000 $100,000,000 $10,000,000,000 Are you worried about people or big tech companies being able to document your habits? Two kinds of stupid Watch the video What are the two stupid things Eduardo did? Have you ever done anything similar? Have you changed the way you behave online? Why not? Every breath you take by The Police Listen to the song and fill in the blanks Every breath you take and every move you makeEvery bond you break, every step you take, I'll be watching youEvery single day and every word you sayEvery game you play, every night you stay, I'll be watching youOh, can't you see you belong to meHow my poor heart aches with every step you takeEvery move you make, and every vow you breakEvery smile you fake, every claim you stake, I'll be watching youSince you've gone I've been lost without a traceI dream at night, I can only see your faceI look around but it's you I can't replaceI feel so cold and I long for your embraceI keep crying, "Baby, baby, please"Oh, can't you see you belong to meHow my poor heart aches with every step you takeEvery move you make and every vow you breakEvery smile you… This is one of the most misinterpreted songs ever.Search the Internet and find the answer.Can you find any connection between the song and our topic? Which of these words go in the text below? Write the chosen word on the line. 1 (a) age (b) ago (c) old (d) aged 2 (a) on (b) in (c) at (d) to 3 (a) concerned (b) concerns (c) concern (d) concerning 4 (a) unsure (b) surely (c) surety (d) surly 5 (a) believable (b) believer (c) beliefs (d) believed 6 (a) at (b) over (c) down (d) up 7 (a) mainly (b) main (c) mains (d) mainline 8 (a) mentor (b) major (c) minor (d) mirror 9 (a) pass (b) take (c) do (d) be 10 (a) take (b) fake (c) make (d) bake 11 (a) privets (b) private (c) privates (d) privacy 12 (a) at (b) of (c) for (d) onThe World Wide Web is now more than thirty years (1) old Its inventor, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has spoken about his creation (2) on its 30th anniversary. He said he was worried about how people are using the Internet and its two billion websites today. He also said he is (3) concerned about the future of the Web. He wrote a letter saying he knew many people felt (4) unsure about whether the Web was "a force for good". He believes it can be a force for good and can empower billions of people. He wrote that he (5) believed governments and companies must work together to build a better Internet. He said: "If we give (6) up on building a better Web now, then the Web will not have failed us. We will have failed the Web."Sir Tim had three (7) main concerns about the World Wide Web. The first was criminal behavior, like state-sponsored hacking and online harassment. He described it as a "(8) mirror of humanity" where "you will see good and bad". He said governments must (9) pass laws to keep people safe. A second thing that worried Berners-Lee is how social media is used to spread misinformation. The past few years have seen a rise in (10) fake news. In particular, how people were tricked during the 2016 US presidential election and the UK Brexit vote. Berners-Lee is also worried about people's (11) privacy and personal information. He stressed the importance of fighting (12) for a better and safer Web and keeping it free for everyone to use. Final task:Remember! Credits: youtubebreakingnewsenglish