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User Privacy : A Practical Guide for Librarians
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 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.
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- 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
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