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//-->English as a Second Language Podcastwww.eslpod.comESL Podcast 1025 – Maintaining Internet PrivacyGLOSSARYto post– to upload or provide information to a website where it will be sharedwith many people* Please let me know if the company posts any new job openings.social media– websites where people create profiles and share personalinformation, such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn* Social media is a good way to stay in touch with friends and family memberswho live far away.personal data– information that describes and is tied to an individual*When you apply for a driver’s license, you’ll need to provide some personaldata, including your date of birth, social security number, address, eye color, haircolor, height, and weight.to divulge– to share information about something, especially a secret* Grandma refuses to divulge her ageto gain access– to obtain the ability to see something that would normallyremain hidden or secret* The company uses a lot of security measures to ensure that no one gainsaccess to its customers’ account information.privacy safeguard– a tool or action used to prevent criminals from accessingsecret or confidential information about other people and/or their accounts* The bank has a lot of privacy safeguards, but it can’t protect your data if youchoose a poor password.to block– to not allow someone to have, see, or do something, especially toprevent someone from being part of one’s network on a social media site* When Theresa broke up with her boyfriend, she blocked him from seeing herphotos and messages.permission– authorization; consent; the right to have, see, or do something* Do you have permission to use your dad’s car this weekend?to track– to monitor and observe something over time* Adam has a personal trainer who tracks his weight, body fat, and musclestrength.1These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2014). Posting ofthese materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited.English as a Second Language Podcastwww.eslpod.comESL Podcast 1025 – Maintaining Internet Privacyto extract– to take something out from a larger body, or to remove a part ofsomething* Do you know how to extract oil from these plant leaves?third-party– a person or organization that is not directly involved in something;not the main people involved* The company asked an accounting firm to perform a third-party audit of itsfinancial statements.legitimate– valid, real, and allowed under the law; not false or fake* During a job interview, an employer can only ask legitimate questions aboutyour ability to do the work, not personal questions about your family.hacker– a person who uses computer programs to gain access to secretinformation and/or control a website or computer program without authorizationto do so* The hackers have stolen thousands of social security numbers.malicious intent– with a plan to do bad things, or things that will hurt otherpeople or cause problems for them in some way* If the lawyers can demonstrate malicious intent, then Louisa will probablyreceive the maximum prison sentence.to take down– to delete or remove something from a website so that it can nolonger be seen by others*Please take down my name from the website where you list your supporters.worse yet– a phrase used to emphasize that something is bad, especially as anexample of something that is even worse than what one was just talking about* We’ve lost a lot of customers in the past three months. Worse yet, it looks likeour biggest account is going to go to our competitors.invasion of (one’s) privacy– an instance where one’s personal information isobtained and/or used by people who should not have had access to it* Do you think it’s okay for parents to search their teenagers’ room, or is that aninvasion of their privacy?dilemma– a difficult situation or problem where the solution or answer isunclear; a situation where one does not know what to do or decide* Nancy found $1,000 in a desk she bought at a garage sale, and now she’sfacing a dilemma: Should she return the money to the original owners of thedesk, or keep it for herself?2These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2014). Posting ofthese materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited.English as a Second Language Podcastwww.eslpod.comESL Podcast 1025 – Maintaining Internet PrivacyCOMPREHENSION QUESTIONS1.a)b)c)2.a)b)c)What is a privacy safeguard?Something that divulges personal information.Something that blocks hackers from getting access to information.A way to sell information to third-party buyers.What does “to block (someone)” mean?To sue someone for misusing one’s personal information.To protect someone from an invasion of privacy.To not allow someone to have access to one’s network or information.______________WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?postThe verb “to post,” in this podcast, means to upload or provide information to awebsite where it will be shared with many people: “We just posted the videoyesterday, and it already has more than 6,000 views!” The verb “to post” alsomeans to send something by mail: “We posted the package last week, so youshould have received it by now.” The phrase “to post (someone)” means toassign someone to a job or position in another place, especially in anothercountry: “During her first few years in the civil service, she was posted to Sub-Saharan Africa.” Finally, the phrase “to keep (someone) posted” means toprovide updates and keep someone informed about the current status ofsomething: “The contractors are required to keep us posted about any delays orcost overruns.”to take downIn this podcast, the phrase “to take down” means to delete or remove somethingfrom a website so that it can no longer be seen by others: “The agency quicklytried to take down the confidential information that was accidentally posted on thewebsite.” The phrase “to take (someone) down” means to fight against someoneand win: “The wrestler took down his opponent in just a few short minutes.” Thephrase “to take (something) down” means to take notes or to write somethingdown: “Do you have a pen so I can take down your telephone number?” Finally,the phrase “to take (something) up” means to become interested in a new hobbyor activity and to start to do it: “How old were you when you took up knitting?”3These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2014). Posting ofthese materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited.English as a Second Language Podcastwww.eslpod.comESL Podcast 1025 – Maintaining Internet PrivacyCULTURE NOTEInternet- and Technology-Related CrimesThe “advent” (creation, adoption, and use) of technology and the Internet hasallowed people to communicate with each other “like never before” (in ways thatwere not possible in the past), but it has also brought many “threats” (things thatmay create problems or cause harm) and the “potential for” (possibility of) new“crimes” (instances of breaking the law).For example, many people are worried about “cell phone spying,” or the idea thatcorporations or government agencies might “track” (monitor; observe) cell phoneuse. Because people carry cell phones wherever they go, the “devices” (smallmachines) can be used to “pinpoint” (determine the exact location of) one’slocation at any time. And there is also the potential for third parties to “eavesdropon” (listen to) private phone conversations and/or “intercept” (access somethingwhile it is being sent between two points) text messages.Other people are worried about “cyberstalking” and “online bullying.”“Cyberstalking” refers to using the Internet to “harass” (bother and annoy)individuals or groups of people. “Stalking” (following people around) may occur inthe physical world, but when it occurs online, it is known as “cyberstalking.”“Likewise” (similarly), “bullying” (teasing and hurting younger or weaker people,especially students) can occur at schools and in neighborhoods, but when itoccurs online, it is known as “online bullying.”Many people argue that cyberstalking and online bullying are more “harmful”(with the ability to hurt people) than their “offline counterparts” (similar thingsoccurring in the real world, not on the Internet), because they “grant” (give)“anonymity” (the ability to do things without letting other people know one’sidentity) to the “harassers” (people who bother or annoy other people), whichencourages them to be meaner and more threatening.______________Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – b; 2 – c4These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2014). Posting ofthese materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited.English as a Second Language Podcastwww.eslpod.comESL Podcast 1025 – Maintaining Internet PrivacyCOMPLETE TRANSCRIPTWelcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,025 – MaintainingInternet Privacy.This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,025. I’m your host, Dr.Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development inbeautiful Los Angeles, California.Visit our website at ESLPod.com. Become a member of ESL Podcast. If you do,you can download the PDF Learning Guides, which are 10-page guides weprovide for all of our current episodes that give you a complete transcript ofeverything I say. So, if there’s something you don’t understand, you can go backand look at it on the transcript or read and listen at the same time.This episode is a dialogue between Lorenzo and Pamela about something that alot of people are talking about nowadays: Internet privacy. Let’s get started.[start of dialogue]Lorenzo: I wouldn’t post all of those photos on social media sites.Pamela: Why not? Only my friends and family are going to see them.Lorenzo: I wouldn’t be so sure. And I wouldn’t post all of that personal dataeither, or divulge personal information. You don’t know who may gain access toyour page.Pamela: There are privacy safeguards on this website. I can block anyone I don’tknow from getting access, so no one can see what I post without permission.Lorenzo: Well, the people who run the website itself have access. They couldtrack what you do and what you post, and extract data from your page to sell tothird-party buyers.Pamela: No, they can’t do that. I’d know if they were doing that.Lorenzo: How?Pamela: Well . . .5These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2014). Posting ofthese materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited.
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