Sweetheart Scams: How to Stay Safe with Online Dating
Online dating can be fun, but it's also important to stay safe. Join our partners at Avast to learn how to navigate dating apps and websites safely, and how to identify fake profiles that may be scammers. This webinar will cover:
- Dating apps and websites 101
- What info you should and should not share with a match
- How to share photos while keeping your identity and privacy safe
- How to recognize signs of a scam
Emma McGowan
Security Expert and Senior Writer
Avast
Emma McGowan is the Senior Writer for the Avast blog, tackling online security and privacy from a lifestyle perspective. Previous to joining Avast, she was a freelance writer for a decade, focusing on women’s health, sexuality education, and startups. Her work has appeared in Buzzfeed, Mashable, Startups.com, The Daily Dot, Mic, Bustle, Broadly, and Bedsider, among others. When she’s not writing, Emma can be found reading trashy novels, sewing and embroidering, and playing with her two cats, Poe and Dwight.
Chandler Givens
Director of Product Management, Consumer Privacy
Avast
Chandler Givens is the director of product management for consumer privacy at Avast. Prior to Avast, Chandler was co-founder and CEO of TrackOFF, which developed advanced privacy protection software to prevent device fingerprint-based tracking. Chandler is an expert in consumer technology and privacy and a frequent speaker and writer about issues related to the mass collection and exploitation of consumer data.