Mighty Masks

What does this privacy tool protect you against?

Lots of services need to collect some of your personal information. For example, when you create an account somewhere, you usually have to give your name and a way you can be reached (a phone number or an email address for example). Other times, you may be giving away some personal information online without realizing it when you use a service or an app: for example, when you post a photo or text someone.

How can you apply Hide Me privacy tools?

1. Know what personal information you need to provide when you sign up for something, and what information you don’t have to give.
2. Know what types of information about you companies want to collect: some of it is obvious, like your name, but some of it might surprise you, like a record of what you “liked” online.
Time to do a little investigation of your own!

As a group, make a list of every time you can remember that you have:

• Taken a quiz or survey on a computer or phone
• Filled out a form on a computer or phone
• Liked or shared something online, like a photo or video

Starting from this list, put together a “profile” of what advertisers know about you from the activities you’ve done online.