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Somebody’s Watching Me: Choose Privacy Week at Hastings College

Somebody’s Watching Me: Choose Privacy Week at Hastings College. Billie Cotterman Technical Services Librarian Hastings College. What is Privacy?.

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Somebody’s Watching Me: Choose Privacy Week at Hastings College

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  1. Somebody’s Watching Me: Choose Privacy Week at Hastings College Billie Cotterman Technical Services Librarian Hastings College

  2. What is Privacy? • The Oxford English Dictionary says that privacy is “the state or condition of being alone, undisturbed, or free from public attention, as a matter of choice or right; seclusion; freedom from interference or intrusion.”

  3. What is Choose Privacy Week? • Since 2010, the ALA has sponsored Choose Privacy Week, which is designed to raise awareness about how much information patrons give to others and how much information is collected by outside organizations. • Observed annually May 1-7 • 2015’s observation is Friday May 1-Thursday May 7 • Who here has celebrated Choose Privacy Week?

  4. Privacy is a Year-Round Issue • Microsoft, 13 other firms take student privacy pledge • Adobe’s e-book reader sends your reading logs back to Adobe—in plain text • NBC player’s union looks at data protection • We want privacy, but can’t stop sharing • Your colleagues pose bigger threat to your privacy than hackers • It’s 11:30 PM, Do You Know Where Your Data Is? Privacy & Connected Devices • Twitter Sues U.S. Government Seeking Surveillance Transparency Report

  5. Categories of Privacy Issues • Data Collection • Internet Safety • Mobile Device Issues • E-Commerce Issues • Philosophy of Privacy

  6. Data Collection • Facebook • COPPA and FERPA • Google and Other Search Engines • Checkout and Purchase Records • Selling of Personal Data • Government Agencies • US Patriot Act • SOPA

  7. Internet Safety • Passwords • Online Banking • Reputation • Cookies, Trojans, and Spyware

  8. Mobile Device Issues • Email • Text Messages • Pictures • Wireless Security • GPS • Cameras

  9. E-Commerce Issues • Amazon • Club Cards • Credit Card Hacks

  10. Philosophy of Privacy • Net Neutrality • “Public Safety” • What do you have to hide? vsthe inalienable right to privacy • Can you think of any other issues that I’ve missed?

  11. What is Hastings College? • Private Liberal Arts College • 1106 F.T.E Students • 90 Full-Time Faculty • 46 Adjuncts • 3 Full-Time Librarians • 3 Support Staff • 16 Student Workers

  12. Why Should a College Library Care? • Our patrons, primarily young adults, are vulnerable. • Hastings College has never celebrated Choose Privacy Week, although we do celebrate other ALA sponsored events like Banned Books Week and National Library Week. • Because of my interest in privacy and freedom of information, I decided to begin developing Perkins Library’s first celebration of this initiative with a series of events.

  13. Why Do I Care? • Intellectual Freedom • Academic Integrity • Safety • Personally and Professionally • My Own Experiences

  14. Resources • Choose Privacy Week: Resource Guide • Choose Privacy Week: For Libraries • ALA Liberty, Privacy, and Surveillance • ALA Privacy Toolkit • Webinars • Hiding Your Trail! Smart Online Sleuthing • Defense Against the Digital Dark Arts • Privacy Rights Clearinghouse • Identity Theft Resource Center • OnGuardOnline.gov

  15. The Plan/Activities for First Choose Privacy Week • A luncheon workshop using one of the computer labs for a hands-on demonstration of online privacy issues • Google Me: What Can I See? • A campus-wide speaker from the Lincoln Police Department who works in the E-Crimes Unit • Anticipated topic: identity theft • Partnering with student clubs who have worked in the past to raise awareness about privacy issues, especially oversharing information • Facebook page

  16. Our Intentions • To increase awareness of privacy issues • To demonstrate the real-world implications of loss of privacy • To assist students in educating and protecting themselves • To demonstrate the library’s quality as a social hub • To document the events for publicity and evaluation purposes • To evaluate the success of the workshop by handing out surveys at the end of the event (and before the food)

  17. Challenges • Last day of the semester is May 8th • Planning weekend events is tricky because a lot of our students leave • Limited lab space means a limited number of patrons can attend • Funding an additional program • Fortunately the RVLS Grant application came just in time

  18. Future Plans and Ideas • Campus-wide movie showing • Contest and prizes • Awareness throughout the year • Panel discussion • Developing/cultivating materials that professors can use in their own classes • Town hall meeting • Coordinate with our First Year Program to discuss this with Freshman before they start classes

  19. Questions or comments?

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