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Book review: Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data

January 22, 2021 January 26, 2021 By Virginia Dressler

Book review of ‘Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data’ by Carissa Véliz (Penguin: 2020).

California Privacy Law – CCPA and Prop 24 Stacy Tomaszewski
California currently leads the country in considering data privacy and the steps that should be taken to protect it. Two recent laws stand out – The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020. Here I’d like to make an effort to provide an explanation of how the two acts work together.
What Would You Do? Everyday Privacy Questions Stacy Tomaszewski
Many of the privacy issues we talk about are pretty clear cut, but what about those that exist in the grey area between customer service and customer protection? The following are three scenarios I’ve recently pondered. What do you think?
Book review: Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data Virginia Dressler
Book review of ‘Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data’ by Carissa Véliz (Penguin: 2020).
The Scholarly Networks Security Initiative Jill Anderson
What is Elsevier and Springer Nature’s SNSI? This post will discuss the publisher-led Scholarly Networks Security Initiative, which was allegedly introduced to combat cybercrime in the scholarly content field.
California Consumer Privacy Act – Part One Stacy Tomaszewski
The California Consumer Privacy Act has added a new level of protection for California consumers – including library users — but it’s still young. This series will track one library’s exploration of how well its vendors comply with the new laws.