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Practical Internet Privacy

by Jessamyn West
librarian.net/talks/privacy

Slides and Notes

Privacy Links

Threat model/Security Plan
EFF, Your Security Plan
https://ssd.eff.org/module/your-security-plan
FERPA and protecting student privacy from US Department of Education
https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/
Privacy threats in intimate relationships
https://academic.oup.com/cybersecurity/article/6/1/tyaa006/5849222
Passwords
XKCD on Password Strength
https://xkcd.com/936/
Password managers
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-password-managers/
Everything You Know About 'Secure' Passwords Is Wrong
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/password-advice-wrong,news-25617.html
Two Factor Authentication
https://twofactorauth.org/
Internet Traffic
Tor browser bundle
https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en
EFF's Tor Relay Info
https://www.eff.org/am/pages/what-tor-relay
What is a VPN?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network
Sensible talk about HTTPS
http://www.librarian.net/stax/4771/
Signal, encrypted chat
https://whispersystems.org/
Disabling insecure password warning in Firefox
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1159000
Router vulnerability explained simply
https://thenextweb.com/security/2017/10/17/krack-explained-like-youre-five-years-old/
Listening/Recording
Gizmodo: The House that Spied on Me
https://gizmodo.com/the-house-that-spied-on-me-1822429852
Amazon's Alexa recorded private conversation and sent it to random contact
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/24/amazon-alexa-recorded-conversation
How to stop your smart TV from spying on you
https://www.wired.com/2017/02/smart-tv-spying-vizio-settlement/
Turning off voice control
http://bit.ly/2p4kmKr
Your smart devices listening to you, explained
https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/9/20/20875755/smart-devices-listening-human-reviewers-portal-alexa-siri-assistant
Twitter discussion about surveillance/inclusion library signs
https://twitter.com/jessamyn/status/887491506487132161
Tracking
Ad Block Plus
https://adblockplus.org/
Privacy Badger
https://www.eff.org/privacybadger
HTTPS Everywhere
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
FB Purity
http://www.fbpurity.com/
Ghostery
https://www.ghostery.com/
DuckDuckGo
https://duckduckgo.com/
Opt out of seeing personalized ads on Google
https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922
Your Facebook ad preferences
https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/
How to get to browser privacy settings
Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-options-preferences-and-settings#w_privacy-security-panel
Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/14225066
Safari https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471
Internet Explorer https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17479/windows-internet-explorer-11-change-security-privacy-settings
Trust but Verify - Learn More
Washington Post: 15 default privacy settings you should change right now
https://wapo.st/2Jjjm1J
Cybersecurity Knowledge Quiz
http://www.pewinternet.org/quiz/cybersecurity-knowledge/
ALA Privacy Guidelines
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/privacyconfidentiality/...
ALA Privacy Checklist (et al.)
http://www.ala.org/lita/advocacy
ALA Choose Privacy Week
https://chooseprivacyweek.org/
EFF Surveillance Self-Defense Starter Pack
https://ssd.eff.org/en
Consumer Reports: Talking to Kids about Digital Privacy
https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/kids-and-digital-privacy-what-works/
Further reading Versions of this talk presented in...

April 11, 2017 (Randolph VT)
May 18, 2017 (Killington VT)
June 7, 2017 (Rockingham VT)
October 23, 2017 (Burlington VT)
February 11, 2018 (Starksboro VT)
May 7, 2018 (Brattleboro VT)
June 6, 2018 (Richmond VT)
September 17, 2018 (Enfield NH)
September 24, 2018 (Charlotte VT)
October 25, 2018 (Hinesburg VT)
November 8, 2018 (TX State Library webinar)
April 12, 2019 (WILS Webinar)
October 3, 2019 (OPLIN Webinar)
March 5, 2020 (Hartland, VT)
May 7, 2020 (Peacham, VT)
July 16, 2020 (SEFLIN Webinar)
April 14, 2021 (UH class)
May 4, 2021 (Tampa Bay Library Consortium)
October 14, 2022 (VT Department of Libraries)
March 6, 2024 (Plainfield NH)

Huge thanks to TJ for the starter version of this list and Graham John Pegg for the info icon
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