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What apps and AI know about you

Computing · Artificial Intelligence · ages 9-11
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  1. A reading app saves which stories you choose. Which approach uses those choices as clues when suggesting another story?

    • Treat each opened story as proof of a lasting favorite
    • Look for patterns that suggest possible interests
    • Treat one reader's choices as proof of everyone's interests

  2. Which choice is personal information about a particular app user?

    • The user's current location
    • The height of a public monument
    • The number of days in February

  3. A smart speaker can check for its wake word while its microphone is on, even when nobody is asking it a question.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Why might users' interest data be valuable to a company that sells advertising?

    • Advertisers pay to reach people who may want their products
    • Advertisers pay only when every user's interests stay unknown
    • Saving interests removes every cost of running the company's app

  5. Leo and his parent check a game that does not need his contacts to work. What should they do with its contacts permission?

    • Allow it because every game needs a complete contacts list
    • Give it his password instead of access to the contacts list
    • Deny it because this game does not need that access

  6. Mia says, 'Play a song.' Which information could come directly from recording those spoken words?

    • A list of songs she played on a different device
    • An audio recording of the words in this request
    • Her saved playlists from a separate music account

  7. Zoe blocks an app's location permission after it saved some location data. What does blocking that permission do?

    • Limit access through that permission without erasing saved data
    • Erase every copy of her old data from every company's records
    • Guarantee the app can never collect any other information about her

  8. Aiden says, 'I did not enter my name, so my searches cannot tell the app anything about me.' What has he missed?

    • An app always needs a full name before it can receive a search
    • Every search becomes public as soon as anyone types its words
    • Saved searches can reveal interests without a name
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  1. Look for patterns that suggest possible interests · Patterns in story choices can suggest possible interests. They do not prove lasting favorites or everyone's preferences.
  2. The user's current location · A user's location describes where that user is.
  3. True · Wake-word checking can happen before a request. It does not mean every sound is uploaded.
  4. Advertisers pay to reach people who may want their products · Interest data can help choose an audience for paid advertisements. It does not guarantee purchases.
  5. Deny it because this game does not need that access · They can deny an unnecessary permission without sharing different private information.
  6. An audio recording of the words in this request · Recording the request captures its spoken words. Other devices' histories and account playlists require separate information sources.
  7. Limit access through that permission without erasing saved data · Permission controls limit access. Removing previously saved data requires separate checks.
  8. Saved searches can reveal interests without a name · Search choices can provide interest clues even when a user has not entered a name.
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