Hear more from the Voices of Privacy team as they share more about digital privacy.
It's voting season! 🗳️ With the election right around the corner, it's time to discuss potential voting scams, and more importantly how to protect your personal information during this time. From your social security number to your email, there is a lot of personal info associated with casting your ballot. Here are a couple of important takeways: 📧Next time you receive a campaign email or text message, be sure to double check the sender's email- a legitimate source will usually have a .gov address. 🔒Check informational sites to ensure that they are secure! Most official pages will be secure and will have been created prior to 2024. ✉️If you are requesting an absentee ballot, always go through the official website or to your local office- be weary of links encouraging you to register. Watch our full news segment on WDBJ7's website for more information. Happy voting!
Do you know what to do if your phone is stolen?👤🔓9% of phone thefts to lead to identify theft…but luckily there are several preventative measures you can take to secure your data! Last week, co-hosts Donna Wertalik and France Belanger joined WDBJ7 to discuss the important steps you can take both before and after your phone is lost📱
In today’s digital world, much of our childrens’ education takes place online💻 With school back in session, now is the time to consider how to protect their data. VOP hosts Donna Wertalik and France Belanger sat down with WDBJ7 to discuss ways to protect your children’s online identity and access 👥🔐 Watch now!
Are you busy planning your summer vacations? Our hosts Donna Wertalik and France Belanger went on WDBJ7 to discuss the potential privacy concerns that come with traveling. If you plan on taking any trips this summer, make sure you know how to protect yourself and your data. Take a listen to learn more about rental home safety, smart-posting on social media, and more!
With more and more people joining online communities each day, it is important to know how to protect your personal data from social media platforms. Voices of Privacy went on WDBJ7 to discuss how several popular apps have implemented AI technologies without the knowledge of or consent from users, and what this could mean for you. Learn how to adjust your settings and safeguard your information on social media. Click to view the segment!
It's April which means it is tax season, and protecting your personal information is key! Voices of Privacy went on WDBJ7 to give some privacy tips for when you are doing your taxes. Learn how to safeguard your data from scammers during tax time. Watch now for essential tips!
Have you ever been curious about how AI gathers and uses information? AI brings a world of knowledge to our fingertips, but its data collection methods can raise concerns. Check out this WDBJ7 as Donna and France discuss AI's impact on privacy. Click the link below to learn more about AI and how to protect your privacy!"
Romance Scams- Cat fishing, Targeting, Credit Card Frauds! Co-hosts & Professors, France Bélanger and Donna Wertalik joined Here @ Home with tips to avoid the romance scammers that tug on your heart strings in hopes of getting your personal information. They say dating apps are very popular, but users need to be aware of the key threats like cat fishing, stalking and identity theft. Together the Virginia Tech professors launched the educational series Voices of Privacy to help people protect their data. You can find their episodes streaming now on their website.
Join WDBJ and Voices of Privacy co-hosts as they inform us on various steps everyone can take to perform a privacy clean-up and a digital detox.
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Here @ Home continues our educational series with two Virginia Tech professors to help you better understand and protect your information while shopping online. Professors France Belanger and Donna Wertalik join us to talk about some of the biggest issues everyone should be aware of while shopping online, including checking to see if websites are fake. Fake websites will offer Black Friday bargains, free stuff, mega stores and urgent sales. The two also talked about Virtual Credit Card Numbers and who should use them.
For those living in the U.S., the tax filing season has arrived. One concern with the process relates to the level and type of information shared by citizens and the impact this has on their privacy. Virginia Tech information privacy and cybersecurity experts and co-founders of Voices of Privacy, France Bélanger and Donna Wertalik, has explained to Digital Journal about privacy when it comes to filing taxes.
Holiday gift giving is upon us, and for many children, candy canes and teddy bears increasingly share stocking space with technologically savvy toys. But parents may want to be cautious before purchasing some smart toys.
The growing smart toy market puts millions of toys with computing power and audio and visual recording capability in children’s hands. Parents considering gifts of digital toys for Christmas or Hanukkah should be aware of the data collection that these toys perform and how to better protect their children’s privacy in this new domain.
