Digital Professionalism Workshop – Penn State Berks Privacy Series
Learning activities, presentation slides, case studies, and student learning outcomes for a Digital Professionalism Workshop. Part of the Penn State… read more
TrackMeNot
TrackMeNot is a lightweight browser extension that helps protect web searchers from surveillance and data-profiling by search engines. It does… read more
Is Wokefishing the Newest Sneaky Strategy On Dating Apps? – Psychology Today
This New York Post headline sums it up: “‘Wokefish” Dating Trend: Shady Men Are Pretending to Be Progressive on Apps.”… read more
Will New Privacy Changes Protect Census Data or Make Things Worse? – The Markup
Hat-tip Chris Pollette! The issue: The census has shifted to “differential privacy,” a method of measuring how much “noise”—basically fake… read more
Digital Defense Playbook: Community Power Tools for Reclaiming Data – Our Data Bodies
Hat-tip to Alyssa Porter! Our Data Bodies (ODB) has conducted research and produced a workbook of popular education activities focused… read more
“Differential privacy”: New method enables automated protections for sensitive data – PennState News
New methods of big data analysis might help critical infrastructure safeguard sensitive data and trade secrets from corporate and industrial… read more
Free VPNs are bad for your privacy
An overview of how VPNs work and their limitations. Whittaker, Z. (2020, September 24). Free VPNs are bad for your… read more
How to disappear – Bloomberg CityLab
Writing about urban surveillance for Bloomberg CityLab, Jessica Leigh Hester asks: Is it possible to move through a smart city… read more
Library Freedom – Resources
Library Freedom, the folks behind the Library Freedom Institute, provide open access resources for privacy education and advocacy, including printable… read more
The Art of Invisibility : The World’s Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data
Mitnick, K. (2017). The art of invisibility : The world’s most famous hacker teaches you how to be safe in… read more