5-Week Course

Privacy and Security Primer

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Course Description

Curious about how best to manage privacy and security risks while taking advantage of all the internet has to offer? This series meets two times/week for five weeks and will introduce to you to ways that you can safely explore the digital world. The series includes lectures and hands-on sessions that explore how to create strong passwords and identify scams, how ad-targeting works online, tips for managing privacy settings, and more! The series also includes open sessions for extra practice on the topics that are most relevant to the group. 

Course Prerequisites 

Participants should be comfortable navigating the internet and have an email address that they use.