The process of internet users exposing the true identity of another user, even though that user had been posting anonymously

a feature on Facebook that allows a user to endorse other users or their content

a program that delivers targeted advertising content to users often by gather- ing information from a user’s computer about what that person does online and which websites are visited

mobile operation system (for cell phones) designed by Google

a specialized computer program typically downloaded to mobile devices

someone who uses social media or other online communication to impersonate another. Usually used to create a bogus romantic relationship either to extract money or to embarrass

convention which allows social media users to inform other users of their location

direct message – a message sent privately from one Twitter user to another. Two users must both follow each other to send a DM

denial of service attack. In a DoS attack, the victim’s device or servers are flooded with so much Internet traffic that legitimate users can’t get through

abbreviation of “Facebook Rape” – when a friend leaves himself logged into his Facebook account, posting content or sending messages that are likely to embarrass