Privacy

RE: Privacy

2009-06-26T14:45:38Z

I am going to cross post this here and in the Social Networking & Web Tools discussion section. I think this article is worth reading although I don't necessarily agree with the suggested solution on how to achieve better privacy:

"Privacy Requires Security, Not Abstinence: Protecting an inalienable right in the age of Facebook." By Simson Garfinkel --
http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22831/page1/

Re: Privacy

2005-10-17T22:00:10Z

Is this the future...sans privacy?

http://www.adcritic.com/interactive/view.php?id=5927

(sound presentation)

Re: Privacy

2005-04-19T22:52:13Z

Chrystie,

Attached is a Word file with a few ALA links that address privacy and/or intellectual freedom in school media centers. They don't address the original question, which was a request for software that would allow the librarian to send messages and monitor sites the students are accessing. At my library, we use a product called SAM, which manages Internet traffic and printing (we use it in lieu of signup sheets). On SAM, I can send messages to users, but I have no way, fortunately, of monitoring their screens.

I work in a public library, and I know the issues are different than in school media centers. But no matter what kind of library you work in, it's important to have written and VERY accessible policies that spell out what is and is not appropriate and acceptable behavior, whether by patrons or on the part of the library. As you say, sticky stuff.

Re: Privacy

2005-04-19T19:22:35Z

Karen/Nicolle,

Do you know of any privacy materials for school librarians on teen Internet use surveillance in HS libraries? Jillian posted this question in another forum, and I wonder if there are any resources you guys could point her to?

There must be a way to communicate privacy policies to teens using Internet terminals in HS libraries, AND do 'our jobs' better with filtering and/or surveillance technologies.

Sticky stuff...

Re: Privacy

2005-04-18T18:58:02Z

From Don Wood at ALA:
Questions and Answers on Privacy and Confidentiality http://www.ala.org/oif/policies/interpretations/privacyqanda

The IFC developed this Q&A to work in conjunction with Privacy: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights, adopted by the ALA Council on June 19, 2002. Revised April 14, 2005.

http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/statementspols/statementsif/interpretations/qandaonprivacyandconfidentiality.pdf

http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/statementspols/statementsif/interpretations/qandaonprivacyandconfidentiality.doc

Privacy

2005-03-21T18:28:29Z

Thanks to Merrie from the CAL-IFC for this news link.

From Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram:
March 18, 2005
<i>Bill would make libraries tell what kids read</i>
By Paul Carrier, Portland Press Herald Writer

"AUGUSTA Librarians and civil libertarians joined forces Thursday to condemn legislation that would force public libraries in Maine to tell parents what books their children have checked out.

Critics of the bill told a legislative committee the measure would needlessly violate the privacy of children, force libraries to make potentially tough decisions about who should have access to records, and discourage young people from using libraries at a time when society is trying to encourage children to read."

Complete story: http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/statehouse/050318libraries.shtml