But a spokesperson for the ACLU Northern California said in a statement to the San Francisco Examiner on Monday that the organization continues to oppose the technology and urged The City to reject the effort.
“RFID has profound implications for civil liberties in San Francisco, including for immigrants’ rights. It’s more important than ever that San Francisco safeguard privacy, free speech, and civil liberties for all,” Nicole Ozer, technology and civil liberties policy director of the ACLU of California, said in the statement.
EFF spokesperson Rebecca Jeschke told the Examiner on Monday “we do have some concerns about this proposal, but we haven’t looked at it as closely as we’d like.”
Privacy
ALA warns Members it is “Concerned” about Trump Administration
From Central NY News:
Statement from ALA Prez Julie Todaro confirms that she is concerned how core values of free access, intellectual freedom and privacy will fit with the president elect Donald Trump’s administration. [aren’t we all]
“It is clear many of those values are at odds with messaging or positions taken by the incoming administration.”
Will this statement soften the blow of Todaro’s statement on November 15? (reprinted below):
“We are ready to work with President-elect Trump, his transition team, incoming administration and members of Congress to bring more economic opportunity to all Americans and advance other goals we have in common.”
The Strange Way People Perceive Privacy Online
The reason, Mamonov thinks, has a lot to do with people’s perceptions of surveillance. He guessed study participants would have wanted to protect themselves against it; instead, he says, the magnitude of the threat seems to have instilled a sense of helplessness that made them less likely to put an effort into securing themselves.
From The Strange Way People Perceive Privacy Online – Nextgov.com
The Privacy Wars Are About to Get A Whole Lot Worse
The best way to secure data is never to collect it in the first place. Data that is collected is likely to leak. Data that is collected and retained is certain to leak. A house that can be controlled by voice and gesture is a house with a camera and a microphone covering every inch of its floorplan.
The IoT will rupture notice-and-consent, but without some other legal framework to replace it, it’ll be a free-for-all that ends in catastrophe.
I’m frankly very scared of this outcome and have a hard time imagining many ways in which we can avert it, but I do have one scenario that’s plausible: class action lawsuits.
From Locus Online Perspectives » Cory Doctorow:The Privacy Wars Are About to Get A Whole Lot Worse
Keep the Patrons Happy
Some Good Customer service “precepts” by Paula Laurita via Pub-Lib
Okay, my number one rule is no blood in the library. But aside from that I
have a few general rules:
2. We don’t work at the “no” factory. The first response isn’t “we can’t do
that”. Try and find the “yes” if possible without infringing on another
patron. Some staff took this at first that we never say no. That’s not a
blanket yes to more computer time if someone else is waiting. It’s not a
blanket yes to extending a summer reading book when there is a holds list.
But, is there really a reason why someone cannot have a special check-out
period for Huck Finn while they are sailing on the Mississippi?
3. Take the money. Cousin Fred checked out a book using Cousin Beatrice’s
card. Fred racked-up the late fines, but doesn’t have Beatrice’s card. He
wants to pay the fines. Take the money. Give Fred the cash register
receipt. Save the account receipt for Beatrice. Don’t inconvenience them
both.
4. This isn’t the cosmetics counter at the local department store. Don’t
chase people to make the sale. “May I help you find anything?” “No, I’m
just browsing.” “Okay, if I can help please let me know.” Give people
privacy and the gift of time to look.
5. No weltschmerz. Well thought out complaints are fine. General whining is
not.
Tracking Excavator: Uncovering Tracking in the Web’s Past
As users browse the web, their browsing behavior may be observed and aggregated by third-party websites (“trackers”) that they don’t visit directly. These trackers are generally embedded by host websites in the form of advertisements, social media widgets (e.g., the Facebook “Like” button), or web analytics platforms (e.g., Google Analytics).
Though web tracking and its privacy implications have received much attention in recent years, that attention has come relatively recently in the history of the web and lacks full historical context. In this work, we conduct a longitudinal archaeological study of tracking on the web from 1996 to 2016. Our key insight: that the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine enables a retrospective analysis of properties of the web, even though researchers did not anticipate in advance the need to study these properties over time. We evaluate the potential and limitations of the Wayback Machine for this purpose and offer strategies to overcome several challenges we encountered in relation to using its data to study tracking.
From Tracking Excavator
IFLA Trend Report Update For 2016
In 2013, the IFLA Trend Report identified five high level trends which are in the process of transforming our global information environment. These evolving developments spanned access to information, education, privacy, new forms of digital engagement and technological transformation. Deliberately conceived to embody more than a stationary snapshot of detected trends, the IFLA Trend Report was designed to serve as a catalyst for wider discussion, analysis and action across the international library community.
Key themes and questions
• Re-envisioning library services and the future role of
libraries
• Does the digital disruption of education present new
opportunities?
• Libraries need to play a physical and digital role in
their communities
• How can libraries communicate their achievements
more effectively?
• Learners still need a blend of digital and face-to-face
environments
• How can librarians embrace innovation without
replacing themselves?
Join Me For My IT Security 101 Workshop At Internet Librarian
W14 – IT Security 101
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Tracy Z Maleeff, Principal, Sherpa Intelligence LLC
Blake Carver, Senior Systems Administrator, LYRASIS
We all know we should use good passwords, keep everything updated, and follow other basic precautions online. Understanding the reasons behind these rules is critical to help us convince ourselves and others that the extra work is indeed worth it. Who are the bad guys? What tools are they using? What are they after? Where are they working? How are they doing it? Why are we all targets? Experienced workshop leaders discuss how to stay safe at the library and at home. They share ways to keep precious data safe inside the library and out—securing your network, website, and PCs—and tools you can teach to patrons in computer classes. They tackle security myths, passwords, tracking, malware, and more. They share a range of tools and techniques, making this session ideal for any library staff.
From Internet Librarian Program for Sunday, October 16, 2016
What are you revealing online? Much more than you think
The best indicator of high intelligence on Facebook is apparently liking a page for curly fries. At least, that’s according to computer scientist Jennifer Golbeck (TED Talk: The curly fry conundrum), whose job is to figure out what we reveal about ourselves through what we say — and don’t say — online. Of course, the lines between online and “real” are increasingly blurred, but as Golbeck and privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti (TED Talk: Why privacy matters) both agree, that’s no reason to stop paying attention. TED got the two together to discuss what the web knows about you, and what we can do about the things we’d rather it forgot. An edited version of the conversation follows.
From What are you revealing online? Much more than you think |
Join Me And Let’s Talk IT Security at Internet Librarian In October
W14 – IT Security 101
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Tracy Z Maleeff, Principal, Sherpa Intelligence LLC
Blake Carver, Senior Systems Administrator, LYRASIS
We all know we should use good passwords, keep everything updated, and follow other basic precautions online. Understanding the reasons behind these rules is critical to help us convince ourselves and others that the extra work is indeed worth it. Who are the bad guys? What tools are they using? What are they after? Where are they working? How are they doing it? Why are we all targets? Experienced workshop leaders discuss how to stay safe at the library and at home. They share ways to keep precious data safe inside the library and out—securing your network, website, and PCs—and tools you can teach to patrons in computer classes. They tackle security myths, passwords, tracking, malware, and more. They share a range of tools and techniques, making this session ideal for any library staff.
From Internet Librarian Program for Sunday, October 16, 2016
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