Personal Data Collection

by A.W. Buckey

Personal data is data about people. Researchers collect personal data to learn more about populations. Companies collect personal data online to help sell their products. Personal Data Collection explores the debate about the collection and use of personal data. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

48 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2019

Reviews

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Personal data is data about people. Researchers collect personal data to learn more about populations. Companies collect personal data online to help sell their products. Personal Data Collection explores the debate about the collection and use of personal data.
This title uses relevant and known examples such as Nexflix recommendations to make connections with the readers. Within this title are the history of data collection, data research, data breaches, selling and sharing data, and the future of data collection. I do wish they would have shared a few more details on how sharing photos and filling out "fun" surveys could is also data that can be used to trace you.
I would have loved to of had this book when I was coving cybersecurity with my Girl Scout troop.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was pretty informative on things we don't often give thought to. For the most part, it kept to be informative and not influential. Being someone who takes personal data privacy invasion seriously, I've appreciated sharing this book with my kids. They don't always understand why I won't post pictures of them online or why I don't talk about some things online. Now they can see why.