Visible or Not: Library Access for LGBTQ Youth – Intellectual Freedom Blog
A foundation for a safe and welcoming library for anybody is staff that treats people equally, with an attitude of… read more
Queer but not out: The Importance of making your queer and questioning users welcome (ALA Choose Privacy)
[Privacy] is especially important for the younger queer folks who come to the library, some of whom may not yet… read more
Data tracking in research: Aggregation and use or sale of usage data by academic publishers (DFG)
Hat-tip Carrie Preston! This briefing paper issued by the Committee on Scientific Library Services and Information Systems (AWBI) of the… read more
Rejecting Test Surveillance in Higher Education
The rise of remote proctoring software during the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates the dangers of surveillance-enabled pedagogy built on the belief… read more
FBI Effort to Expose ‘USA Today’ Readers Was Likely Unlawful, Experts Say
“Reader privacy is a fundamental aspect of press freedom, and that the government should not only seek this data, but… read more
Addressing the Alarming Systems of Surveillance Built By Library Vendors
Two major library vendors—RELX and Thomson Reuters—have been building sophisticated, global systems of surveillance that include online tracking technologies, massive… read more
“My Head is Sort of Private”: The Twilight Saga as Privacy Parable
This post recognizes banned author Stephenie Meyer. While critics fault Twilight for negative depictions and poor writing, I prefer to… read more
To Preserve Heterodoxy, Protect the ‘Incomputable Self’
This Women’s History Month post for Heterodox Academy’s heterodox: the blog explores the interconnections between privacy and viewpoint diversity through… read more
Information Ethics and Academic Libraries: Data Privacy in the Era of Big Data (Prindle & Loos)
The evolution of data collection practices in education is having a powerful and transformative effect on educational assessment practices. Increasing… read more
Intellectual privacy: Rethinking civil liberties in the digital age – Richards
Neil Richards defines intellectual privacy as protection from surveillance or interference when we are engaged in the processes of generating… read more