OLLI101537 - The High Tech Invasion of Privacy (ONLINE VIA ZOOM)
Course Description
THE HIGH-TECH INVASION OF PRIVACY
Instructor: Nancy McDonald
Day of Week: Thursday
Dates: Feb 1 – Apr 11 (10 sessions)
No Class: Mar 7
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom
The technology we use often involves personal data. Fitness trackers record our bodily functions. DNA databases store our intimate family and personal health secrets. Voice-controlled devices, like Amazon’s Echo, are always listening in our homes. Dashboard apps know where we
go and who we call from our cars. Street cameras capture our whereabouts, while smartphones track our locations. Often, tech companies sell this data to third parties or hackers expose it.
This course examines the unforeseen ways your privacy can be compromised and what to do about it.
Maximum Online: 150
Instructor Bio:
Nancy McDonald, EdD, Drexel University; MBA, Widener University; BS, math, Clarkson University.She was academic chair for the graduate technology program at Wilmington
University and has taught information technology courses for over twelve years.
Previously, she worked in information technology for 32 years, including as a senior
executive at Accenture, a technology consulting company, and chief information officer for a $2B global business at DuPont.
Notes
Why when I’m registering do I join the Wait List?
Several of our courses are in high demand. In order to accommodate our members who are not tech-savvy and have trouble registering online, we created a registration system in which there is no advantage to registering early, no disadvantage to registering later.
When registering, you join the Wait List for each course. Don’t be alarmed. This does not mean the course is full. After the registration period is over, we run a lottery on the courses, and it randomly determines who is admitted to each course and who is not. You typically will receive notification regarding which courses you are admitted to, about two weeks before the start of the semester. If a course accepts 150 or more students, you are very likely to get into it.