🚪
Access Control
Security
Rules about who can access what.
authorization
least privilege
rbac
Glossary
Privacy terms glossary
Plain-language explanations for encryption, tracking, compliance, and security concepts.
411 terms
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🎟️
Access Token
Session Management
A short-lived code that proves you’re logged in.
refresh token
authorization
single sign on
⛔
Account Lockout
Authentication
Temporarily blocking logins after too many wrong attempts.
brute force attack
rate limiting
password manager
🧩
Account Recovery
Authentication
Ways to get back into your account if you lose access.
two factor authentication
password manager
account takeover
🚨
Account Takeover
Threats
When someone gets control of your account.
credential stuffing
phishing
two factor authentication
💸
Ad Fraud
Threats
Fake ad clicks or views to steal money from advertisers.
ad tracking
analytics
botnet
🎯
Ad Tracking
Tracking
Tracking you to show (and measure) ads.
tracking
advertising id
third party cookies
🧠
Adaptive Authentication
Authentication
Login security that changes based on risk (new device, new location, etc.).
risk based authentication
multi factor authentication
device fingerprint
🆔
Advertising ID
Tracking
A device ID used for ads and tracking.
behavioral advertising
app analytics
telemetry
🤖
EU AI Act
Privacy
A European law that sets rules for AI systems.
ai data privacy
ai privacy risk
gdpr
🤖
AI Data Privacy
Privacy
How AI systems collect and use personal data.
ai act
ai privacy risk
data minimization
⚠️
AI Privacy Risk
Privacy
Privacy problems that can come from AI systems.
ai data privacy
algorithmic bias
biometric data
✂️
Air Gap
Security
Keeping a device totally offline, like storing it in a locked room.
endpoint security
malware
secure boot
⚖️
Algorithmic Bias
Privacy
When a system’s results treat some groups unfairly.
ai privacy risk
data ethics
behavioral profiling
🎭
Alias
Privacy
Using a “nickname identity” so you don’t share your real one everywhere.
disposable email
data minimization
doxxing
📊
Analytics
Tracking
Measuring how people use a site or app.
tracking
ad tracking
privacy notice
🫥
Anonymity Set
Privacy
The size of the crowd you blend into.
tor network
k anonymity
anonymization
🕶️
Anonymization
Privacy
Removing details so data can’t be linked back to you.
pseudonymization
de anonymization
differential privacy
🕵️
Anonymous Mode
Privacy
A mode that tries to hide or reduce identifying data.
incognito mode
vpn
tor network
🧼
Antivirus
Security
Software that tries to detect and remove malware.
malware
trojan
endpoint security
🗝️
API Key
Security
A secret code that lets a program use an API.
access control
authorization
rate limiting
📊
App Analytics
Tracking
Measuring how people use an app.
analytics
telemetry
advertising id
🧩
App Permissions
Privacy
What an app is allowed to access.
mobile permissions
location tracking
biometric data
🇯🇵
APPI
Privacy
Japan’s main privacy law.
gdpr
pipl
dpdp