yo_bj

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Library Privacy Consultant with the Fancy Certifications (CIPP/US, CIPT, MA-LIS).

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yo_bj, 6 months ago to random

"Big Publishing is clearly seeing nothing but dollar signs as apps like Hoopla gobble up identity-linked data on readers—and so it would be natural to put our hope in public libraries, which view patron privacy as a fundamental right essential to a functioning democracy." - https://www.fastcompany.com/90996547/e-books-are-fast-becoming-tools-of-corporate-surveillance

Bonus fun fact - OverDrive's reading history setting only hides the history. The data is still being collected - https://ldhconsultingservices.com/deception-by-design/

#libraries #privacy #ebooks

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yo_bj, 6 months ago

@demerara @dbsalk @scissortail The problems with surveilling electronic resource use - including ebooks and audiobooks - are there when you are dealing with files that can only be accessed via a particular program or service.

Unfortunately this isn't a new problem - https://slate.com/technology/2014/10/adobes-digital-editions-e-book-software-and-library-patron-privacy.html

This is where having DRM-free files would help mitigate tracking.

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