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Glossary – The Basics of Online Safety

Navigating the digital world securely and consciously starts with understanding key concepts.

Our glossary aims to explain terms related to scams, data protection, and other essential online phenomena in an accessible way. This empowers our readers to make informed decisions and confidently tackle digital challenges.

The content is regularly updated to provide up-to-date information for a safer online presence!

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A

AI / KI / IA

AI botok

AI hangklónozás / Voice Cloning

Apple ajándékkártyás csalás / Apple Gift Card Scam

B

Biometric Authentication

C

Catfishing

Cryptocurrency / Kriptovaluta

Csalás / Fraud

Cyberbullying / Online zaklatás

D

Dark Web

Data Breach

Data Leakage

Data privacy

Deepfake

Digital footprint

E

Encryption / Titkosítás

EUROPOL

F

FBI

Firewall

G

Gaslighting

Ghosting

Gloria-effektus / The Gloria effect

Groomer

H

Hacker

Holiday Scam

I

Incognito Mode / Privát böngészés mód

INTERPOL

IoT Security

K

Kiberbiztonság / Cybersecurity

Kiberhigiénia / Cyber Hygiene

Konszenzus protokoll / The consensus protocol

Kriptográfiás technológia / Cryptographic technology

L

Love bombing

M

Malware / Kártékony szoftver

Manipuláció / Manipulation

O

Online Grooming

Online group / Online csoport

Online társkereső / Online-Dating

P

Patch / Javítócsomag

PayPal átverések / PayPal scams

Phishing

R

Ransomware

Red Flag

Romantic Scam

S

Scam Center

Script

Self-reflection / Önreflexiót

Sexting

Sextortion

Social Engineering

Social engineering

Social media security

Spoofing (Hamisítás)

Spyware / Kémprogramok

Személyazonosságlopás / Identity theft

Szeretetnyelv / love language

T

Traumakötődés / Trauma Bonding

Trójai programok / Trojan Horses

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

U

USB

V

Video chat

Virtual Social Space / Virtuális tér

Virus

VPN (Virtual Private Network)

W

Worms / Férgek

Z

Zero-Day Exploit

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I created this website for those who have been deceived, misled, and had their trust abused in some way on the internet.” In today’s world, having an online presence is of critical importance; however, we must consider what and how much we share about ourselves and our families. The primary purpose of the website is to inform, educate, and build community so that the message reaches as many people as possible – whether they are female or male – conveying my message,

‘The online space is not a playground!

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