Full Description
Personal data in the online world has 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:
·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.
Contents
Chapter 1. The Privacy Landscape
Chapter 2. Policy and Privacy
Chapter 3. Networks and Infrastructure
Chapter 4. Public Computers
Chapter 5. Web Browsers and Websites
Chapter 6. Mobile Devices
Chapter 7. Apps
Chapter 8. The Cloud
Chapter 9. Tor, Outreach, and the Future of Privacy
