Security glossary
Plain-English definitions of important security and privacy terms.
Device settings and account enrollment can have separate lifetimes.
A developer statement and a device control answer different questions.
Screen observation and interaction can reach beyond one data type.
Receiving content is different from displaying your own alert.
A resolver configuration is not a browser destination.
A local screen lock does not hide network or account identity.
The first limits third-party data; the second controls device features.
Their traffic coverage and trust models are different.
Revoking membership cannot erase a secret someone already learned.
One requires authentication; the other also changes where the icon appears.
Receiving a connection is different from connecting outward.
Hardware support does not mean the feature is currently active.
The permission follows an executable, not a friendly app label.
A process rule can cover many files that program opens.
The next action depends on the actual installation state.
A forwarding address can remain a long-term login identifier.
Remote image loading and voluntary navigation expose different signals.
A blocked link deserves a separate route to the claimed service.
Removing access is not the same as recovering information already seen.
Access time and type matter more than a city label alone.