menu
{ "item_title" : "User Privacy", "item_author" : [" Matthew Connolly "], "item_description" : "Personal data in the online world has become a commodity. Coveted by criminals, demanded by governments, and used for unsavory purposes by marketers and advertisers, your private information is at risk everywhere. For libraries and librarians, this poses a professional threat as well as a personal one. How can we protect the privacy of library patrons and users who browse our online catalogs, borrow sensitive materials, and use our public computers and networks?User Privacy: A Practical Guide for Librarians answers that question. Through simple explanations and detailed, step-by-step guides, library professionals will learn how to strengthen privacy protections for: Library policiesWired and wireless networksPublic computersWeb browsersMobile devicesAppsCloud computingEach chapter begins with a threat assessment that provides an overview of the biggest security risks - and the steps that can be taken to deal with them. Also covered are techniques for preserving online anonymity, protecting activists and at-risk groups, and the current state of data encryption.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/44/227/632/1442276320_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "89.95", "online_price" : "89.95", "our_price" : "89.95", "club_price" : "89.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }
User Privacy|Matthew Connolly

User Privacy : A Practical Guide for Librarians

local_shippingShip to Me
In Stock.
FREE Shipping for Club Members help

Overview

Personal data in the online world has become a commodity. Coveted by criminals, demanded by governments, and used for unsavory purposes by marketers and advertisers, your private information is at risk everywhere. For libraries and librarians, this poses a professional threat as well as a personal one. How can we protect the privacy of library patrons and users who browse our online catalogs, borrow sensitive materials, and use our public computers and networks?

User Privacy: A Practical Guide for Librarians answers that question. Through simple explanations and detailed, step-by-step guides, library professionals will learn how to strengthen privacy protections for: Library policiesWired and wireless networksPublic computersWeb browsersMobile devicesAppsCloud computing
Each chapter begins with a "threat assessment" that provides an overview of the biggest security risks - and the steps that can be taken to deal with them. Also covered are techniques for preserving online anonymity, protecting activists and at-risk groups, and the current state of data encryption.

This item is Non-Returnable

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781442276321
  • ISBN-10: 1442276320
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Publish Date: January 2018
  • Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.63 pounds
  • Page Count: 182

Related Categories

You May Also Like...

    1

BAM Customer Reviews