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Ispy: Threats To Individual And Institutional Privacy In The Digital World, Lori Andrews Apr 2017

Ispy: Threats To Individual And Institutional Privacy In The Digital World, Lori Andrews

Lori B. Andrews

What type of information is collected, who is viewing it, and what law librarians can do to protect their patrons and institutions.

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Legal Issues: Security And Privacy With Mobile Devices, Brian Leonard, Maurice Dawson Dec 2014

Legal Issues: Security And Privacy With Mobile Devices, Brian Leonard, Maurice Dawson

Maurice Dawson

Privacy and security are two items being woven into the fabric of American law concerning mobile devices. This chapter will review and analyze the associated laws and policies that are currently in place or have been proposed to ensure proper execution of security measures for mobile and other devices while still protecting individual privacy. This chapter will address the fact that as the American society significantly uses mobile devices, it is imperative to understand the legal actions surrounding these technologies to include their associated uses. This chapter will also address the fact that with 9/11 in the not so distant …

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Birds Of A Feather Deceive Together: The Chicanery Of Multiplied Metadata, David M. Cook Dec 2013

Birds Of A Feather Deceive Together: The Chicanery Of Multiplied Metadata, David M. Cook

Dr. David M Cook

New Media conventions have fluttered along unforeseen flight paths. By combining sock-puppetry with the grouping power of metadata it is possible to demonstrate widespread influence through Twitter dispersion. In one nest there is a growing use of sock-puppetry accentuated by the exploitation of a social media that does not attempt to verify proof of identity. Created identities in their thousands can flock towards, and in support of, a single identity. They do so alongside legitimate accounts but in concert remain imperceptible within an overall group. In another nest there is the practise of homophily, captured through metadata, and used to …

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