User Privacy: A Practical Guide for Librarians
Jan 2018 · Rowman & Littlefield
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About this ebook
Personal data in the online world as become a commodity. Coveted by criminals, demanded by governments, and used for unsavory purposes by marketers and advertisers, your private information is at risk everywhere. For libraries and librarians, this poses a professional threat as well as a personal one. How can we protect the privacy of library patrons and users who browse our online catalogs, borrow sensitive materials, and use our public computers and networks?
User Privacy: A Practical Guide for Librarians answers that question. Through simple explanations and detailed, step-by-step guides, library professionals will learn how to strengthen privacy protections for:
Each chapter begins with a "threat assessment" that provides an overview of the biggest security risks – and the steps that can be taken to deal with them. Also covered are techniques for preserving online anonymity, protecting activists and at-risk groups, and the current state of data encryption.
User Privacy: A Practical Guide for Librarians answers that question. Through simple explanations and detailed, step-by-step guides, library professionals will learn how to strengthen privacy protections for:
- Library policies
- Wired and wireless networks
- Public computers
- Web browsers
- Mobile devices
- Apps
- Cloud computing
Each chapter begins with a "threat assessment" that provides an overview of the biggest security risks – and the steps that can be taken to deal with them. Also covered are techniques for preserving online anonymity, protecting activists and at-risk groups, and the current state of data encryption.
About the author
Matthew Connolly is an application and web programmer at Cornell University Library, where he has worked for more than ten years on a variety of library services and tools for the public and library staff. He holds a Master of Engineering degree from Cornell, specializing in systems engineering. He has published articles in both popular and peer-reviewed journals and co-authored Using iPhones, iPads, and iPods: A Practical Guide for Librarians.
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