Choose Privacy Week 2018: A Privacy Bookshelf

April 22, 2020 May 1, 2018 By OIF staff 1 Comment

A selection of books and readings on privacy, Big Data, and libraries for Choose Privacy Week and beyond.

Defining Privacy and Its Value

A Choose Privacy Week Bookshelf

Intellectual Privacy, Rethinking Civil Liberties in the Digital Age by Neil Richards (2015)

Privacy and Freedom by Alan Westin (2015)

Privacy in the Modern Age: The Search for Solutions, Marc Rotenberg, Julia Horwitz, and Jeramie Scott editors (2015)

Understanding Privacy by Daniel J. Solove (2010)

Privacy: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition by Raymond Wacks (2015)

Privacy as Trust: Information Privacy for an Information Age by Ari Ezra Waldman (2018)

The Known Citizen: A History of Privacy in Modern America by Sarah E. Igo (2018)

Privacy: A Short History by David Vincent (2016)

Privacy: What Everyone Needs to Know by Leslie P. Francis and‎ John G. Francis (2017)

Big Data Is Watching You

Dragnet Nation by Julia Angwin (2014)

Data and Goliath by Bruce Schneier (2015)

The Aisles Have Eyes: How Retailers Track Your Shopping, Strip Your Privacy, and Define Your Power by Joseph Turow (2017)

Creditworthy: A History of Consumer Surveillance and Financial Identity in America by Josh Lauer (2017)

Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (2017)

Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection by Jacob Silverman (2015)

The Digital Person by Daniel Solove (2006)

The Efficiency Paradox: What Big Data Can’t Do by Edward Tenner (2018)

The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads by Tim Wu (2017)

The Surveillance Society

After Snowden: Privacy, Secrecy, and Security in the Information Age, Ronald Goldfarb, editor (2015)

No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State by Glenn Greenwald (2014)

Bulk Collection: Systematic Government Access to Private-Sector Data, Fred H. Cate & James X. Dempsey editors

Windows into the Soul: Surveillance and Society in an Age of High Technology by Gary T. Marx (2016)

Youth and Privacy

It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens by danah boyd (2014)

Big Data, Privacy, and Social Justice

The Poverty of Privacy Rights by Khiara M. Bridges (2017)

The Rise of Big Data Policing: Surveillance, Race, and the Future of Law Enforcement by Andrew Gunthrie Ferguson (2017)

Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism by Safiya Umoja Noble (2018)

Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor by Virginia Eubanks (2018)

Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O’Neil (2017)

Privacy and Law

Federal Trade Commission Privacy Law and Policy by Chris Jay Hoofnagle (2017)

Privacy Law Fundamentals (4th ed.) by Daniel J. Solove & Paul M. Schwartz (2017)

Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff between Privacy and Security by Daniel J. Solove (2013)

Ctrl + Z: The Right to Be Forgotten by Meg Leta Jones (2016)

The Fourth Amendment in an Age of Surveillance by David Gray (2017)

The Right of Publicity: Privacy Reimagined for a Public World by Jennifer Rothman (2018)

Designing for Privacy

Privacy in Context: Technology, Policy, and the Integrity of Social Life by Helen Nissenbaum (2009)

Privacy’s Blueprint: The Battle to Control the Design of New Technologies by Woodrow Hartzog (2018)

Privacy Self-Defense

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 by Kevin Mitnick (2017)

Obfuscation: A User’s Guide for Privacy and Protest by Finn Brunton and Helen Nissenbaum (2015)

Libraries and Privacy

Protecting Patron Privacy: Safe Practices for Public Computers by Matthew Beckstrom (2015)

Protecting Patron Privacy: A LITA Guide, Bobbi Newman,‎ Bonnie Tijerina, editors (2017)

Privacy and Security Online: Best Practices for Cybersecurity (Library Technology Reports) by Nicole Hennig (2018)

Protecting Intellectual Freedom and Privacy in Your School Library by Helen R. Adams (2013)

Privacy and Confidentiality Issues: A Guide for Libraries and Their Lawyers by Theresa Chmara (Author)

What You Need to Know about Privacy Law A Guide for Librarians and Educators by Gretchen McCord (2013)

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Guidelines for Private Online Searching & Browsing Julie Oborny
There are few options for searching without being tracked. To search anonymously from home requires tech-savvy and money. This is something many people do not have. Libraries should help any user access information anonymously. Guidelines A group of library privacy experts created the following guidelines. Use them to bolster your efforts. Starting a Computer or Wi-Fi Session Offer Guest User Options: Allow users to log in to public computers and Wi-Fi without using their personal library card. This can be facilitated through the use of guest passes. Do not require identification or keep logs of users who check out a guest pass or sign in as a guest. Avoid Paper Sign-up Sheets: Do NOT have paper sign-up sheets for the computers. If there is no other option, practice the following: Staff should always be in control of these paper sign-up sheets Only require the minimum amount of data needed for reserving a computer. Shred paper sheets at the end of the day. Filtering Software No Logging: Filtering software should not log user activity. Ensure and verify that this is not happening on filtered computers. Guest Passes: If disabling logging is not possible, offer a guest pass at no charge. Age Data: Do not capture proof of age when removing filters. Just verify. Erasing Computer Sessions Public Computers: Set public computers to load a fresh computer image after each user session. Software example: Deep Freeze. End sessions automatically if the user forgets to log out at the end of a session. Circulated/Loaned Devices: Reset or reimage borrowed devices at point of check-in. Examples of devices: laptops, tablets, and other mobile devices. Session Logs: Do not store logs of users’ computer or Wi-Fi sessions for longer than 24 hours. Delete computer reservation and Wi-Fi session logs that contain personal information. Include this practice as a closing activity. Do not collect information about user activity during a public computer or Wi-Fi session. Activity examples: applications used and web browser activity. Printers: Clear the print queue for the print management system daily. Physical Protections Physical Space: Arrange the physical library space for privacy. People should be able to use personal technology without observation. If security cameras are required inside the buildings, optimize for privacy. Check to make sure they are not pointed toward screens or other places where they may record library use. Privacy Screens: Provide easily accessible privacy screens. These screens should be available for any user who needs one. If possible, install privacy screens on all public computers. Shredding: Shred print-outs left at the printer. Provide access to shredders for users. Browsers & Search Tools Default Search: Set DuckDuckGo as the default search for all browsers. Default Browsers: Set the default browser on computers to Brave or Firefox. Anonymous Search with Tor: Install the Tor browser on all public access computers. Provide guides for users about how to use Tor for anonymous searching. Training For Users Guides: Provide guides to users who wish to remain anonymous online. Examples: Personal Accounts: Do not log in to any personal accounts during the entire session. Examples: Google Amazon Facebook Learning Management Systems Private vs. Public: Treat school or work cloud-document services as public record. Don’t use these services to keep track of sensitive information. Search Tools: Use a privacy-focused search engine, such as DuckDuckGo. Mobile Browsers: Download privacy-focused browsers on mobile devices. Examples: Firefox Focus Brave Tor DuckDuckGo Tech Help: Assist users in installing encrypted messaging apps, such as Signal. Programs: Device Settings: Teach users how to turn off the following on their devices: Personalized advertising or ad tracking (iOS and Android) Location sharing Unused and unnecessary app permissions VPNs: Teach users about virtual private networks (VPNs): How to pick one. Refer to https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/choosing-vpn-thats-right-you How to install one. This depends on the VPN. How to use one. This depends on the VPN. Attendance: Allow people to attend these training programs anonymously. Alternatives: Provide digital and physical resources for those who are unable or unwilling to attend in person. Example: https://sec.eff.org/ For Staff New Hires: Include privacy training as part of new-hire onboarding. Ongoing: Have regular privacy training for library workers. State Laws: Review state laws on confidentiality of library use data. Do this with all library workers. Communication: Share updates on changes in privacy issues. Do this especially for state and national laws.
Data Privacy Week – January 24-28, 2022 Stacy Tomaszewski
This year, the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA) has expanded its Data Privacy Day to a week! Data Privacy Day started in 2008 as a North American complement to Data Protection Day in Europe. The purpose of Data Privacy Week is to help “spread awareness about online privacy and [educate] citizens on how to manage their personal information and keep it secure” and to “ [encourage] businesses to respect data and be more transparent about how they collect and use customer data.”
Book review of ‘Cyber Privacy: Who Has Your Data and Why You Should Care’ Virginia Dressler
“Data, I’ve found, is becoming like the weather; it’s something that almost anyone can talk about.” Cyber Privacy by April Falcon Doss is a timely title on so many key issues around data privacy in the online world– And Doss is well-positioned to write on this topic, with her thirteen years working at the NSA and later working in a private sector practice focusing on cyber-security and privacy issues. I found this title to be a thoughtful and well-written perspective, primarily centered on the U.S.