The World’s Biggest Data Breaches in One Stunning Visualization | Mashable.
See the entire data visualization at Information is Beautiful.
Tag Archives: online privacy
Take A Graphic Stroll Through Your Own Personal Meta Data | Co.Exist
With the recent reveal that the NSA has been monitoring Americans’ email “meta-data,” the term has suddenly transformed from an obscure, techy vocabulary word into something on the tip of the average cable-news watcher’s tongue. Email meta-data is, of course, information about an email (like who sent it and when it was sent) as opposed to the content of the email itself. But if it isn’t clear what that means exactly, a recent visualization project by researchers at the MIT Media Lab called Immersion provides “a people-centric view of your email life” by providing an interactive tool to dive into your own meta-data.
immersion: a people-centric view of your email life. You will need to login via a Gmail account. You can also check out the demo.
Immersion will only display interactions between your personal contacts in a visualization map. It will not actually display more specific metadata than this.
The Best Search Engine You’re Probably Not Using | Gizmodo
Do you like privacy? Do you shun surveillance and eschew spam? Do you like simplicity? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’ll love DuckDuckGo.
via The Best Search Engine You’re Probably Not Using | Gizmodo
How to Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft Online | Mashable [Infographic]
Criminals are also getting more sophisticated and tech savvy, but sometimes, we do most of the job for them. After all, “password” is still one of the most popular passwords on the Internet. And there’s no need to tell you why that’s a bad idea via How to Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft Online | Mashable.
Collection of Links: Tools for Librarians | iLibrarian, Information Space
Analytics
4 Analytics Tools Librarians Should Know About
Applications
7 Free Technologies Your Library Should be Using
Programming/Web Design
The Librarian’s Arsenal: Git & GitHub
What is Responsive Web Design and Why Librarians Need to Know About it
Online Privacy
10 Online Privacy Tips for Librarians
Conference Presentations
10 Tips for Conference Presentations That Rock
A Library Conference Survival Guide: 20 Tips
Updated 2 – Collection of Recent Links: CISPA
The most recent U.S. proposed law everyone is worried about is CISPA. Here are some links to brush up on what its all about.
NEW: Congress Passes CISPA from ReadWriteWeb
NEW: The CISPA Amendments We Really Need from ReadWriteWeb
Library and Information Services Perspective
What is the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act and is it Different than SOPA? from Information Space
ALA Asks Librarians to to Oppose Cypersecurity Bill from The Digital Shift
From the White House
Obama May Back Down from CISPA Veto from PCMag.com SecurityWatch
White House Blasts CISPA, Promises Veto from ReadWriteWeb
President Obama Threatens to Veto CISPA Cybersecurity Bill from Mashable
The Supporters
Facebook Explains Why It’s Supporting Congress’ CISPA Cybersecurity Bill from TechCrunch
In CISPA Fight, Privacy Advocates Stand Alone, Unlike SOPA Debate from Internet Privacy and Security
CISPA Pushed by Spy & Tech Companies for Profit from Digital Journal
What is CISPA?
The Non-Geek’s Guide To CISPA, The Cybersecurity Bill The Internet Is Freaking Out Over from Gawker/Business Insider
CISPA: SOPA’s Evil Twin Infographic article from Mashable, infographic from Lumen Consulting
What is CISPA? from Gizmodo
GTA Technology Topics, Tips and Tricks: Online Privacy
I’ve seen the commentary on online privacy intensify the past few months. Facebook routinely changes its privacy policy it seems and Google has moved to one privacy policy for all of its applications. I think its good we hear about the privacy infractions by companies in the news, such as when the Sony database was hacked into and personal data was stolen from users. It really concerns me though about all the intrusions and privacy breaches that are not disclosed. Organizations need to start being more accountable for the client data they are charged with protecting and we need to start expecting more from the organizations we provide our personal information to. Users need to arm themselves to protect their information and identity, so its important to create awareness and give users tools to protect themselves. In that spirit here are some useful and informative links on online privacy.
The Sad State of Social Media Privacy Article & Infographic from Marketing Tech Blog/MDG Advertising.com
2012 Pew Internet report on Search Engine Use. Relates to personalized search being an invasion of privacy.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation proposed in 2010 a Bill of Privacy Rights for Social Network Users. They again built on this theme by creating A Mobile User Privacy Bill of Rights earlier this month.
Here’s a wiki on How to Manage Facebook Privacy Options
The iLibrarian has a great post on this very topic which I am including below:
Social media and online privacy are always a concern, but more so in recent times with variable and ever-changing privacy policies. Here are five stories from the last couple of weeks covering online privacy:
Are You In Control of Your Social Media Privacy? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Stephanie Buck at Mashable blogs about a recent infographic titled Social Media Management: Protect Your Privacy created by ZoneAlarm, based on a 2012 study by Pew
Do You Value Your Internet Privacy?
Alicia Eler at ReadWriteWeb takes a look at a recent study released by the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) in which researchers investigated whether or not customers of online services would pay a mark-up to an online service provider who protected their information better.
Social Media Privacy: 3 Questions to Ask Before Authorizing Third-Party Apps
Jamie Beckland at Mashable talks about how best to insure your privacy on social sites and whether it’s a good idea to authorize outside apps to access your information.
Internet privacy a growing concern, Pew finds
Benny Evangelista, SFGate dicusses privacy with regard to search engines and whether or not people’s search histories are being tracked.
How Do We Explain Patron Privacy in a World of Target Markets?
Laura Crossett writes an insightful article about privacy and library patrons.
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