Brewster Ladies' Library presents Take Control of Your Identity: Practical Tools to Prevent (Or Survive) Identity Theft

This one-hour session will help you create a defensive plan to reduce the risks of identity theft, and to manage the process of recovery, should your identity be stolen. Topics include: 

• Types of identity theft. 
• The importance of being proactive. 
• Best practices for protecting your online identity and important online accounts. 
• Steps to take if you believe you are a victim of identity theft. 
• Should you buy identity theft insurance?

About the Presenter: Trevor Roycroft, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus at the J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies at Ohio University. He has thirty-five years of experience in the telecommunication and information technology fields. His teaching and research have focused on privacy, regulatory policy, and the economics of the telecommunication and information technology industries. In addition to his academic endeavors, Dr. Roycroft has filed testimony, reports, and affidavits in over 100 proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission, state regulatory commissions, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, and in state and federal courts.