Title: Identify the most common ways data is collected in the United States.
Course: Cybersecurity in Family and Consumer Sciences (19299-I-36) > Section: Protecting Family and Consumer Sciences Data

Identification should include

- defining the term data collection as the process of gathering pieces of information
  - active data collection – information is requested from the user
  - passive data collection – information is collected via other means without asking the user for the information
- describing the types of sources where data can be collected
- differentiating how data collection is governed on the local, state, national, and international levels.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are sources from which data can be collected?
- How is data governed on the local, state, national, and international levels?
- What is meant by establishing legal presence?
- What regulations exist for collection of personal data in the United States?
- How is individual data collected?
- How does data collection differ on state and national levels?
- Who can request one’s personal data?
- How might creating a system for sharing information keep your family safe?
- Why is it important to manage cookies when visiting sites that ask for personal information?