KYW 1060-AM CBS News Radio, Topic – RFID-Enabled Passports and Security. January 23, 2007.
 
WCAU-TV NBC Television, Topic – Security and RFID-Enabled Passports. January 7, 2007. (Note: this story was also broadcasted by 43 other NBC affiliate television stations).
 
KXAN-TV NBC Television, Topic - Passports Gaining Electronic Chips. January 5, 2007.
 
WIS-TV NBC Television, Topic – Government Embedding Chips into Passport. January 5, 2007.
 
WCAU-TV NBC Television, Topic – Security Risks and Benefits of RFID Enabled Passports. January 3, 2007.
 
The Triangle, Topic - Consumer fraud and online shopping during the holidays. December 8, 2006.
 
WCAU-TV NBC Television, Topic – Identity Theft and Shopping Online. December 6, 2006.
 
KYW 1060-AM CBS News Radio, Topic – RFID Enabled Credit Cards and Fraud. December 6, 2006.
 
Drexelink, Topic – Tips for Avoiding Identity Theft.  December 4, 2006.
 
KYW 1060-AM CBS News Radio, Topic- Avoiding Internet Fraud During the Holiday Shopping Season. November 24, 2006.
 
WPVI-TV ABC Television, Topic – Online Dating Safety. October 31, 2006.
 
WPVI-TV ABC Television, Topic – Online Dating Service used by Rapist to Target Victims. October 30, 2006.
 
WPVI-TV ABC Television, Topic – Chase Bank Credit Card Account Data Lost. September 7, 2006.
 
The Triangle, Topic – Phishing and advanced-fee fraud. August 25, 2006.
 
The Daily Pennsylvanian, Topic – Government surveillance. July 27, 2006.
 
WCAU-TV NBC Television, Topic – Identity theft.  July 23, 2006.
 
WCAU-TV NBC Television, Topic – Social networking sites and identity theft. July 19, 2006.
 
WPVI-TV ABC Television, Topic – Online child predators and social networking websites.  May 3, 2006.
 
WPVI-TV ABC Television, Topic – Identity theft and personal safety practices. March 14, 2006.
 
The Triangle, Topic – Cybercrime institute at Drexel. December 9, 2005.
 
The Triangle, Topic – Cyberfraud and avoiding online shopping fraud using security measures. December 9, 2005.
 
KYW 1060-AM CBS News Radio, Topic- Cyber Crime Research Institute established at Drexel.  November 29, 2005.
 
Wired Magazine News, Topic – Investigative tools to assist law enforcement apprehend child sexual predators who use the Internet to lure children. September 20, 2005.
 
Philadelphia Inquirer, Topic – Safety issues concerning websites that match up victims of hurricane Katrina with people who are willing to take these victims into their houses for temporary shelter.  September 8, 2005.
 
Comcast CN8 Television News, Topic- Electronic monitoring and house arrest related to Martha Stewart case.  March 4, 2005.
 
KYW 1060-AM CBS News Radio, Topic- Electronic monitoring and house arrest related to Martha Stewart case.  March 4, 2005.
Past Media Interviews
Note: dates correspond to date of broadcast or print release.
I contribute regularly to news stories concerning computer-related crimes and surveillance technologies. In the past, I have been interviewed on the following topics:
  1. •Computer-Facilitated Sexual Exploitation of Children
  2. •Identity Theft and Cyberfraud
  3. •Cyberstalking, Online Harassment, and Cyberbullying
  4. •Computer & Network Intrusions
  5. •Intellectual Property Theft (including Copyright Infringement)
  6. •Surveillance Technologies (including RFID)
 
To schedule an interview please contact me at (215) 895-1803.  You may also schedule an interview with me through the Drexel News Bureau at (215) 895-6741.
Dr. Rob D’Ovidio
Criminal Justice Program