Sign out. Deactivate. Purge your online footprint. Data privacy has clogged news headlines for months, making us all consider whether we should give up the security fight and get offline. But thanks to the research of Dr Belinda Barnet and her colleagues, there may be a better way forward.

In this interactive session, Dr Barnet will show you how to maintain as much privacy as you can on social platforms like Facebook and Twitter without quitting altogether. She’ll also share insights on block location tracking, multi-factor authentication and how to handle trolls. BYO devices.

BIO

Dr Belinda Barnet is a Senior Lecturer in Media at Swinburne University of Technology with research interests in digital cultures, social media, the app economy, data analytics, AI, data privacy, cyberstalking and the history of digital media. 

8:00 PM @Belleville, Globe Alley, Melbourne VIC 3000

Entrance over 18  |  The venue is wheelchair accessible.

Also speaking at Belleville 6:30 pm is Sara Maddison