ENG2422. Digital and Data Explosion: Protect Your Personal Privacy (TCH, EDG)

Casually posting on social media? Entering your email for every offer out there? Am I at risk? What can I do? This session will answer these questions and more to develop your online "self-defense" by exploring various personal privacy risks and how you can mitigate them. Geared more towards the individual rather than company, we'll dive into discussions of online exposure, fraud prevention, defensive technology, and other ways you can "train your brain" to use caution and be more secure in your digital life.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the various risks of online exposure and their effects.
• Identify how different pieces of personal information online can be used by hackers.
• Identify basic techniques, technologies, and safeguards for defending personal privacy.
• Learn how to make various digital accounts more private and secure.