Glossary
Plain-language explanations for encryption, tracking, compliance, and security concepts.
Network Privacy
Browser configured to minimize tracking via protections (tracker blocking, partitioning, anti-fingerprinting).
Privacy
Parameter controlling cumulative privacy loss in differentially private systems.
Privacy
Engineering approach embedding privacy controls into architecture, defaults, and lifecycle processes.
Web3
Cryptocurrency with enhanced on-chain privacy features (e.g., hidden amounts, addresses, or participants).
Privacy Settings
User interface providing visibility and controls over data collection, sharing, and rights requests.
Privacy
Engineering discipline applying privacy principles through architecture, controls, and verification.
Privacy
Category of technical methods that reduce privacy risk during collection, processing, or sharing.
Privacy
Formal assessment to identify and mitigate privacy risks and document decisions.
Privacy
Disclosure describing data processing purposes, legal bases, retention, and rights.
Privacy
Formal disclosure document describing data practices, rights, and contact details.
Privacy
Browser platform proposals to replace third-party cookies with privacy-preserving APIs.
Privacy
Composite metric summarizing privacy characteristics based on a scoring model.
Privacy
User-configurable controls for data collection and disclosure.
Law
Former EU–US data transfer mechanism; no longer a valid basis for GDPR transfers after court rulings.
Encryption
Secret component of an asymmetric key pair used for decryption or signing.
Tracking
Identity resolution using statistical matching of signals across contexts.
Networking
Intermediary server that forwards network requests.
Privacy
Replacing identifiers with pseudonyms while keeping re-linking possible under controls.
Privacy
Identifier not directly revealing identity but linkable to a subject over time; often reversible via lookup.
Encryption
Asymmetric cryptography key used for encryption or signature verification.
Consent
Privacy principle restricting processing to specified, explicit purposes (and compatible use only).
Authentication
MFA method using push approvals; security depends on context, anti-fatigue controls, and phishing resistance.