Electronic Privacy Does it exist?
Issue: Privacy concerns with library and bookseller records continue due to the reauthorization of Section 215. The USA PATRIOT Act increased the ability of law enforcement agencies to search library, telephone, communications, medical, financial, and other records. Specifically Section 215, often called the “library provision,” allows the FBI to order any person or entity to turn over “any tangible thing” – including library records – as long as the FBI states that it is for an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities. ALA Office of Government Relations’ Lynne Bradley has pointed out Section 215 has “long been the focus of ALA's efforts to seek reforms to the PATRIOT Act because it particularly addresses law enforcement access to any kind of tangible thing or records.”
How do libraries ensure the privacy of patron records? Patriot Act “Library Clause” ones.com/files/imagecache/mobile- master/art_0/RS/w640.jpg
CISPA Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act(CISPA). Widely criticized by privacy advocates, CISPA aimed to beef up US cybersecurity by giving tech companies the legal freedom to share even more cyber information with the US government— including the content of Americans' s, with personal information intact Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Actcriticizedcontent of Americans' s
NSA NSA secrets exposed by leaks by Snowden, metadata collection, telephone records, records, internet browsing history
Edward Joseph "Ed" Snowden is an exiled American computer specialist and former CIA employee and NSA contractor who disclosed classified details of several top-secret United States and British government mass surveillance programs to the press
ALA support for privacy Library Bill of Rights
Adopted June 19, 1939, by the ALA Council; amended October 14, 1944; June 18, 1948; February 2, 1961; June 27, rybill/interpretations/privacy
Adopted June 19, 1939, by the ALA Council; amended October 14, 1944; June 18, 1948; February 2, 1961; June 27, rybill/interpretations/privacy
ALA Office of Government Relations’ Lynne Bradley has pointed out Section 215 has “long been the focus of ALA's efforts to seek reforms to the PATRIOT Act because it particularly addresses law enforcement access to any kind of tangible thing or records.”
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Hope for the future of privacy online: 10 security tips from EFF
Encrypt your hard drive Strong passwords, kept safe password manager. diceware.com.password manager diceware.com Use Tor Turn on two-factor (or two-step) authentication Don't click on attachments. Keep software updated, and use anti-virus software Keep extra secret information extra secure. Be an ally Stop Watching Us Stop Watching Us
New Technology Quantum “sealed Envelope’ system enables “perfectly secure” information storage created by Dr. Adrain Kent form the Cambridge Department of Applied Mathematics and Theortical Physics
Ben Franklin famously said, “Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither.”
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