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Federated
Networking
Distributed model where independent servers interoperate via shared protocols.
decentralized
open source
data sovereignty
Glossary
Privacy terms glossary
Plain-language explanations for encryption, tracking, compliance, and security concepts.
12 terms
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Federated Learning
Privacy
Distributed ML training where clients compute updates locally and share aggregated model parameters.
ai data privacy
differential privacy
data minimization
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FERPA
Privacy
US Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act governing education record privacy.
data minimization
student data
privacy notice
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FHE
Encryption
Abbreviation for Fully Homomorphic Encryption; enables computation directly on ciphertexts.
fully homomorphic encryption
homomorphic encryption
secure multi party computation
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FIDO2
Authentication
Authentication standards combining WebAuthn and CTAP for phishing-resistant public-key auth.
webauthn
passkey
hardware security key
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File Encryption
Encryption
Per-file encryption using symmetric or hybrid schemes.
data encryption at rest
encryption key
secure storage
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Device/Browser Fingerprinting
Tracking
Probabilistic identification via observable client signals.
cross site tracking
browser extension
privacy settings
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Firewall
Security
Network security control enforcing allow/deny rules for traffic between networks, hosts, or apps.
web application firewall
network privacy
dns
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First‑Party Isolation
Network Privacy
Browser privacy mechanism partitioning storage per first-party context.
third party cookies
third party tracking
cookie
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First‑Party Tracking
Tracking
Tracking performed by the service you directly interact with, using its identifiers.
tracking
cookie
analytics
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FISA
Privacy
US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act framework governing intelligence collection authorities.
mass surveillance
patriot act
jurisdiction
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Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE)
Encryption
Cryptographic scheme supporting arbitrary computation on ciphertexts with correct decrypted outputs.
homomorphic encryption
fhe
privacy enhancing technologies