Feb'15: Privacy and Security Issues in the Internet of Things (O’Reilly)

Wednesday, Feb. 11 (11-12 pm Mountain)

The coming wave of connected devices presents further challenges to our collective conception of privacy. Blind, mute devices could tell no tales - but when Things monitor you invisibly more and more, how do we feel less vulnerable? How do we bring privacy values along and encode them into the devices? We're just starting to figure out which questions to ask. This webcast will survey some of the near-term challenges to governing our personal data in the emerging IoT.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.oreilly.com/webcasts/

Jan'15: The Top 7 Ways to Protect Your Patrons' Privacy (SirsiDynix)

Tuesday, Jan. 13 (11-12 pm Mountain)

Are you comfortable with what you’re doing to protect your patrons’ data? Could you do more? What do you need to know to protect your patrons’ privacy? As technology evolves, more must be done to protect patrons’ data. Join Jason Griffey, library consultant, speaker, and writer, to discover what you can do to protect your patrons’ data. The webinar, “The Top 7 Ways to Protect Your Patrons’ Privacy,” will cover the following: The impact of an ever-digitizing industry on user privacy, Best practices for safeguarding your community’s personal information, privacy, and more, and How an emphasis on patron confidentiality can encourage trust between your library and its community.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:  http://www.sirsidynix.com/webinars

Dec: Why Your Library's Privacy Policy Matters (ALA)

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Thursday, December 4, 2014 11:00 am
Pacific Standard Time (San Francisco, GMT-08:00)

Whether your patrons realize it or not, they are counting on you to ensure that their personal data remains private when they use the library. As more information is collected, shared, and mined, the ability to understand and manage information privacy has become a necessity. In this informative webinar based on her book Information Privacy Fundamentals for Librarians and Information Professionals, (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014), Cherie L. Givens – a Certified Information Privacy Professional and privacy consultant – will introduce key concepts and answer questions. Givens will detail why every library needs a privacy policy, discuss the importance of privacy training and audits, and offer advice and considerations for drafting privacy policies.

May: Choose Privacy 2014: Defense Against the Digital Dark Arts (American Library Association)

May 5 (1-2 pm Mountain)

Dark forces conspire online to undermine privacy, compromise accounts, stalk, troll, and just plain creep us out. Libraries have a longstanding tradition of protecting their users’ privacy and confidentiality, but often fail to take basic steps to protect patrons’ use of their public access computers and digital resources.  Attend this special Choose Privacy Week webinar to learn more about how online surveillance works, get practical tips on improving privacy on public computers, and gain a better understanding of current legal threats to digital privacy and online anonymity.   Ann Crewdson and Helen Adams, co-chairs of the ALA-IFC Privacy Subcommittee, will also introduce the newly revised ALA Privacy Tool Kit that includes new sections on the impact of emerging technologies on library users’ privacy.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/04/registration-now-open-choose-privacy-week-2014-webinardefense-against-digital 

Mar: Hiding Your Trail! Smart Online Sleuthing (Washington State Library)

March 5 (11-12 pm Mountain)

Hiding Your Trail!  Smart Online Sleuthing is a 60 minutes class designed to help people learn about protecting their privacy and ensuring attorney/client confidentiality while doing online sleuthing for individuals and businesses.  More and more information is not found in a subscription product but in savvy searching of social networks and publicly accessible documents.  The class will highlight websites for accessing free background information on individuals and businesses, with an emphasis on tips for using anonymous search engines.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/training/trainingDesc.aspx?session=3630