At the intersection of library data and privacy
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! Visiting a website almost always means that you will be tracked. Be it a cookie, or a script, or even an access log on the server that hosts the site, you will leave some sort of data trail for folks to collect, analyze, and use. However, it’s …
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! We covered the basics of web cookies in Part One, including tracking and what users can do to protect their online privacy and not be tracked by these not-so-delicious cookies. Part Two focuses on the site owners who use tracking products to serve up those cookies to …
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! LDH would like to let our readers know that in the eternal feud between Team Cookie and Team Brownie, we are firmly on Team Brookie. But that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate a good cookie! Unfortunately, not all cookies are as tasty as the ones above, and …
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! We at LDH survived the full moon on the Friday the 13th, though our Executive Assistant failed to bring donuts into the office to ward off bad luck. Unfortunately, several universities need more than luck against a widespread cyberattack that has a connection to libraries. This attack, …
Continue reading “Silent Librarian and Tracking Report Cards”
Keeping track of the latest threats to patron data privacy and safety is easily a full-time job in quiet, uneventful times. Last week was neither quiet nor uneventful. From the possibility of increased cyber warfare in the coming weeks to the progression of anti-LGBTQIA+ and anti-CRT regulations in several US states, many library workers are …
Continue reading “Do These Three Things Today to Protect Your Patrons’ Privacy”
Congratulations on making it through the first month of 2022! As we prepare to enter the second month of the year, let’s take a few moments to catch up on a few news items in the privacy world. A Flurry of State Data Privacy Bills State legislators wasted no time introducing the latest round of …
Continue reading “A Flurry of Privacy Bills, FLoC Flies Away, and a Smart Assistant’s Long Memory”
Welcome to the first post of the year! We hope you all had a restful holiday break. Now that most of us are back from our holiday break, it’s time to figure out what exactly is going on and what to expect in the new year. 2022 is shaping up to be another busy year …
Continue reading “So, What’s Going On With Data Privacy Regulation Nowadays?”
There’s a saying that makes the rounds at the LDH office – “same problems, different day.” While there is no shortage of unique and exciting privacy challenges out there, eventually there will be a version of a previous privacy issue we dealt with in the past that pops up in our daily work. The same …
September has proven itself to be a busy month for all of us! This week we’re taking a breather from our usual (longer) posts by highlighting a few resources that you might find of interest, and some homework, to boot. What to Read For years there has been a concerted effort in getting libraries to …
Continue reading “Mid-September Readings, Viewings, and Doings”
Imagine this – you visit your local art museum for the first time in over a year. You’re excited to be back in the physical building! You get to be in the same physical space as the art! You make your way to one of your favorite art pieces in the museum, but when you …