how do we explain patron privacy in a world of target markets?
Let me tell you: there is no organization in the world LESS likely to use your email address for anything other than automated overdue notices. We won’t even email you when it might be helpful — we won’t email you about library closings. We won’t look at your card record to see if you have kids and start emailing you about story times and summer reading. We will not ever sell your email information to anyone, and, at least in theory, our databases are much more secure than, say, those of some newsletter you sign up for online (I’m not actually sure about that last point, but it should be the case).
Privacy
Obama Administration Sides with Consumers in Online Privacy Debate
Obama Administration Sides with Consumers in Online Privacy Debate
Among the key points, as outlined in the report’s executive summary:
1.Individual Control: Consumers have a right to exercise control over what personal data companies collect from them and how they use it.
2.Transparency: Consumers have a right to easily understandable and accessible information about privacy and security practices.
3.Respect for Context: Consumers have a right to expect that companies will collect, use and disclose personal data in ways that are consistent with the context in which consumers provide the data.
4.Security: Consumers have a right to secure and responsible handling of personal data.
5.Access and Accuracy: Consumers have a right to access and correct personal data in usable formats, in a manner that is appropriate to the sensitivity of the data and the risk of adverse consequences to consumers if the data is inaccurate.
6.Focused Collection: Consumers have a right to reasonable limits on the personal data that companies collect and retain.
7.Accountability: Consumers have a right to have personal data handled by companies with appropriate measures in place to assure they adhere to the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights.
A Response to Seth Godin’s “The Illusion of Privacy”
A Response to Seth Godin’s “The Illusion of Privacy”
“In the end, Seth has propagated a lie that many before him have told. He’s just a big public figure. Privacy is hard, you can’t knee jerk it. Online/electronic privacy is an active field of research, and improvements should be supported not put down with tired throw-away lines. What’s more, technical ways of doing this are available and should be investigated, no matter their surprise value.”
The complex interplay of social media and privacy
The complex interplay of social media and privacy
But assessing the price of admission to join the super-networked, digital class is not so simple; even experts on the issue admit that they don’t have a full picture of the way personal information is collected and used on the Internet. But here are some basic guidelines to keep in mind.
‘I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy’
Lori Andrews looks at how personal data is exploited by Web sites, search engines and other Internet technologies.
Book review in the NYT: The Dangers of Sharing
Book: I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy
5 Key Points From Google’s Privacy-Policy Letter to Congress
5 Key Points From Google’s Privacy-Policy Letter to Congress
Point No. 1: Google still isn’t selling your personal data.
Point No. 2: You’re still up the creek if you get reeled in by a phishing scam.
Point No. 3: You can still use Google and YouTube for searching without Google knowing that you are the one doing the search.
Point No. 4: Users still have lots of options over how they’re tracked across the Web.
Point No. 5: If you don’t love the new integrated Google, you can always leave it.
How does Google’s new privacy policy compare?
How does Google’s new privacy policy compare?
The fact of the matter is, Google doesn’t appear to be doing anything worse than what companies likeApple, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Facebook have doing for years. It’s just that Google has taken arguably unprecedented pains to alert the public of imminent changes to its privacy policies and has made the new policy approachable enough for the average person to read it. (Or skim it. Or skim what someone else wrote about it after skimming it.)
Facebook’s Settlement With FTC Confirmed: Privacy Changes Must Be Opt In
Facebook’s Settlement With FTC Confirmed: Privacy Changes Must Be Opt In
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just issued a statement on the Facebook Blog confirming that his company has settled with the FTC over charges that it has violated user privacy over the year. Facebook is now “required to obtain consumers’ affirmative express consent before enacting changes that override their privacy preferences”, effectively making all future privacy control changes opt in. Facebook must also submit to privacy audits every 2 years for the next 20 years, bar access to content on deactivated accounts, and avoid misrepresenting the privacy or security of user data. The settlement will hinder Facebook’s ability to release new products, as users are typically resistant to change and may be reluctant to opt in to new privacy controls.
Setting Boundaries for Internet Privacy
Setting Boundaries for Internet Privacy
For 18 months, the European Commission has been considering how to put into practice a 2009 law that regulates software cookies, the unique digital markers that Web sites place on visiting computers to identify consumers and deliver ads tailored to individual interests.
This year, a consensus appeared to be building in Brussels for letting the online advertising industry regulate its use of cookies.
Keeping Current In IT Security
I have a bunch of feeds in my feed reader dedicated to security now. You probably don’t need to read that much about security! If so, here’s an OPML file: https://lisnews.org/files/security-opml.xml
If that’s too much (and it almost certainly is) here are some recommended sources I think you’ll find will keep you up to date in the field, and won’t overwhelm you with too much information!
Recommended – Easy To Follow:
SANS Newsletters http://www.securingthehuman.org/resources/newsletters/
SANS Reading Room https://www.sans.org/reading-room
Schneier on Security : http://www.schneier.com/blog/
Naked Security – Sophos : http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/
Security FAQs : http://www.security-faqs.com/
SANS Information Security Reading Room : http://www.sans.org/reading_room/
Security Intelligence: https://securityintelligence.com/
Troy Hunt: http://www.troyhunt.com/
Brian Krebs: https://krebsonsecurity.com/
Recommended – More In Depth:
Ars Technica Security: http://arstechnica.com/security/
SC Magazine: http://www.scmagazine.com/
Dark Reading: http://www.darkreading.com/
InfoWorld: http://www.infoworld.com/category/security/
SoftPedia: http://news.softpedia.com/cat/security
TechRepublic: IT Security : http://www.techrepublic.com/topic/security/
Threatpost: https://threatpost.com/
Packet Storm : http://packetstormsecurity.org/
Security Bloggers Network : http://www.securitybloggersnetwork.com/
Recommended – Podcasts:
http://grc.com/securitynow.htm
http://www.defensivesecurity.org/
http://www.pvcsec.com/
http://www.southernfriedsecurity.com/
(Updated March 30 2016)
Thanks to Tracy Maleeff for her help updating this list.
This was part 10 in my 10 part series on IT Security In Libraries. I’m also presenting this a few times this fall, I’ll post those PPTs sooner than later.
10. Staying Current In The Field
9. 15 tips for social media security in libraries
8. Social Media Security
7. Practical IT Security
6. Integrating IT Security In Your Library
5. 20 Common Security Myths
4. How To Stay Safe Online
3. Passwords
2. Privacy
1. IT Security Foundations
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