Libraries and Privacy: PechaKucha Seattle: Watch Me Now, Notes on a Surveillance Society
Transcript of Libraries and Privacy: PechaKucha Seattle: Watch Me Now, Notes on a Surveillance Society
LIBRARIESand
privacyIN THE DIGITAL AGE
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Why do libraries
so much about
“Choice requires both a varied selection and the
assurance that one's choice is not monitored.”
H A V E L A W S P R O T E C T I N G T H E
CONFIDENTIALITY OF LIBRARY RECORDS48 STATESKentucky & Hawaii have attorney general's opinionsPlus the district of Columbia
Any library record, the primary
purpose of which is to maintain
control of library materials, or to gain
access to information, that discloses or
could be used to disclose the identity
of a library user is exempt from
disclosure under this chapter.
RCW 42.56.310
The Library will keep patron records confidential and will
not disclose this information except as necessary for the
proper operation of the Library, upon consent of the user,
pursuant to subpoena or court order, or as otherwise
required by law.
The Library retains the minimum
number of records necessary for
maintaining operations.
Public computer information is
automatically deleted at the end of
a session.
Information about check-outs and
returns is automatically deleted at
day-end (unless the patron has fines
or has been referred to a materials
recovery agency).
Mandatory library staff training in
library policy and intellectual
freedom principles
PROCEDURES
DISRUPTIONS
Third-party Digital Content and Services
D I G I T A L R I G H T S M A N A G E M E N T
T E N S I O N S B E T W E E N S E C U r i t ya n d c i v i l l i b e r t i e s
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USA PATRIOT ActSection 215 permits gov’t to secretly
request and obtain library records
for large numbers of individuals
without any reason to believe they
are involved in illegal activity
Section 505 permits the FBI to obtain
electronic records from libraries with
a National Security Letter without
prior judicial oversight
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LIBRARY• Controlled data•Governed by local policy
CONTENT PROVIDERS• Shared data•Governed by contract
DRM SERVICES• Shared data•Governed by Terms of Use
CONTENT OWNERS• Shared data•Governed by Terms of Use
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patrons• Personal data•Governed by self-interest, rights
Seattle Public Library expresses ‘concern and alarm’ over Adobe’s data tracking policies
Taylor Soper on GeekWire.com, October 8, 2014
1. Clarify what data is being collected, especially if that data contains PII
2. Explain how long the data is bring retained
3. Stop transmitting data in plain text
“The Library has teamed up
with reputable third party
partners in order to provide
certain services to its users.
Information a patron submits
to the Library may be
provided to those third
parties so they can assist the
Library in providing certain
services. Users are
encouraged to read and
become familiar with the
privacy policies of these
third party partners.”