Society, Law and Ethics — Question 42

Data privacy refers to the protection of personal data and sensitive information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction.

Websites collect the information such as :

1. IP addresses of the user's computer (user's location).
2. Information about usage of website. For example, what users click on and how much time they spend on a page.
3. Information about browsers and device used to access the sites.
4. Browsing activity across different sites.