Privacy Resources

Learning analytics in a nutshell. This short video from the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) provides an introduction to learning analytics.

Library Privacy Checklist and Guidelines for Vendors. The American Library Association (ALA) has developed a Privacy Checklist for Vendors intended to help libraries and vendors of all capacities. It takes practical steps to implement the principles that are laid out in the Library Privacy Guidelines for Vendors.

*Privacy Not Included buyer’s guide. Mozilla's fourth edition of the guide aims to help you shop smart—and safe—for products that connect to the internet. It now comes with *Privacy Not Included warning labels on products consumers should think twice about before buying.

Online Privacy: How Did We Get Here? A 2013 PBS Digital Studios video discussing the history and evolution of online privacy concerns. (8 minutes)

Prioritizing Privacy is a three-year continuing education program that will train academic library practitioners to comprehensively address privacy and other related ethical implications of learning analytics projects (e.g., autonomy, agency, and trust). The project is led by Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (PI, University of Illinois) and Kyle M. L. Jones (Co-PI, Indiana University-Indianapolis).

Privacy. The article, published in 1960 by William L. Prosser, outlines four torts that would allow someone whose privacy was violated in one of those four ways to sue the perpetrator for damages.

Privacy and Appropriate Use of Data at U-M. A SUMIT 2020 presentation on the value of privacy and U-M’s approach to personal data protection in a world of ubiquitous technology and big data.

Privacy and Freedom. Written by Alan Westin in 1967, this pioneering book prompted U.S. privacy legislation and helped set the stage for modern debates about technology, privacy, and personal freedom.

Privacy Powered by Virtru. Part of the 2021 Data Privacy Day event series, this presentation showcases how the email security tool Virtru can help protect your privacy.

Privacy, Reputation, and Identity in a Digital Age Taught by Tim McKay, Arthur F. Thurnau professor of physics, astronomy, and education, and Sol Bermann, university Chief Information Security Officer.