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Protecting privacy on library websites : critical technologies and implementation trends

Author: Marshall Breeding
Publisher: Chicago, IL : ALA TechSource, October 2019. ©2019
Series: Library technology reports, v. 55, no. 7.
Edition/Format:  Print book : English
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This report explores the issues and technologies needed to deploy a library website with adequate protections for the privacy of those who visit. Without the implementation of standard encryption components, the online information-seeking activities of website visitors are vulnerable to exposure. Even when a site is properly encrypted, privacy can be circumvented through tracking agents placed on the site for  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Marshall Breeding
ISBN: 9780838918203 0838918204
OCLC Number: 1128883471
Description: 37 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Contents: Introduction --
Libraries value privacy --
Privacy versus personalized services --
Protection of online information-seeking activities --
Note --
Key technologies with implications for privacy --
Need for encryption of websites --
HTTPS for identity validation --
Low threshold of difficulty and expense --
Advancing to HTTPS everywhere --
Meeting the HTTPS deadline --
HTTPS and only HTTPS --
Challenges in implementing HTTPS --
Mandate for libraries --
Analytics and advertising networks --
Measuring website use through analytics services --
Google Analytics --
Multiple tracking code options --
Advertising networks and social media --
Notes --
The current state of practice --
Methodology --
Data sources --
Data structure --
Initial data collection and cleanup --
Automated link checking --
Manual spot checking --
Website validation script --
Findings : the current state of practice --
Looking foward --
Privacy by design --
Strategies for achieving privacy-respecting services --
Ongoing research and analysis --
Additional references and resources.
Series Title: Library technology reports, v. 55, no. 7.
Responsibility: Marshall Breeding.

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Explores the issues and technologies needed to deploy a library website with adequate protections for the privacy of users. Following discussion of the technical issues with implications for user  Read more...

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