In case you somehow missed it, Google has changed its privacy policy today. in place of the 60 separate policies they did have there is now one policy. In the past information Google collected was partitioned off so information from You Tube was not mingled with Gmail or Google search results. Now all that information will be linked together. Google says this is not bad because if you are doing Google searches for recipes now it will give you You Tube videos about cooking, where in the past Google was unable to do this. But what if your searches could reveal your location, health concerns, sexual orientation, or religion. you might not want all this being linked together.
There is a way to change your search settings so that past searches are deleted and search history is turned off. Google will still collect the data, but it will be for internal use only and after 18 months be partially anonymized. Law enforcement agencies will still have access to the data. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has provided a guide to remove your Google search history at: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/02/how-remove-your-google-search-history-googles-new-privacy-policy-takes-effect
Of course if you are not logged in to any Google services while searching, then none of the results wouls be directly linked to your accounts.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Book Challenges
"Banned Books" week is coming up, September 26 through October 3. Many books are challenged in schools and libraries in the United States each year. A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, while a banning reflects the actual removal of those materials. The American Library Association (ALA) tracks challenges that occur, recording 513 challenges in 2008. However, many challenges are not reported, and the ALA estimates that this reflects only 20-25% of actual challenges.
This Google Maps mashup of Book Bans and Challenges, 2007-2009, is drawn from cases documented by ALA and the Kids' Right to Read Project, a collaboration of the National Coalition Against Censorship and the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Details are available in ALA's "Books Banned and Challenged 2007-2008," and "Books Banned and Challenged 2008-2009," and the "Kids' Right to Read Project Report." Click on a pinpoint for additional information on the location of the challenge and details on what happened.
View Book Bans and Challenges, 2007-2009 in a larger map
Note that the map above doesn't include all the challenges that have occurred in Texas. For 13 years now, the ACLU of Texas has released an annual report, Free People Read Freely, during Banned Books Week that provides information about the books that have been removed, restricted, or retained in Texas school libraries and class reading lists during the previous school year. This information is obtained through an Open Records request by the ACLU under the Texas Public Information Act.
This Google Maps mashup of Book Bans and Challenges, 2007-2009, is drawn from cases documented by ALA and the Kids' Right to Read Project, a collaboration of the National Coalition Against Censorship and the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Details are available in ALA's "Books Banned and Challenged 2007-2008," and "Books Banned and Challenged 2008-2009," and the "Kids' Right to Read Project Report." Click on a pinpoint for additional information on the location of the challenge and details on what happened.
View Book Bans and Challenges, 2007-2009 in a larger map
Note that the map above doesn't include all the challenges that have occurred in Texas. For 13 years now, the ACLU of Texas has released an annual report, Free People Read Freely, during Banned Books Week that provides information about the books that have been removed, restricted, or retained in Texas school libraries and class reading lists during the previous school year. This information is obtained through an Open Records request by the ACLU under the Texas Public Information Act.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 Obscure Google Search Tricks
Since it is the Tuesday of Spring Break...I thought I would cheat a little and give you a top 10 from another site. From Lifehacker: Top 10 Obscure Google Search Tricks
They show some REALLY neat tricks on how to better search Google. Be sure and read the comment also, they contain even more tricks!
They show some REALLY neat tricks on how to better search Google. Be sure and read the comment also, they contain even more tricks!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Top Ten Tuesday – Top Internet Search Engines and Directories
Do you use the internet? Do you know where to go to find information that is useful and easy to locate? It's Top Ten Tuesday again, so I thought I would share the "Top Internet Search Engines and Directories" from SearchEngineWatch.com
Some of the others mentioned are Lycos, Netscape Search, and Open Directory. To read the entire article and find out why/how your favorite was ranked, go to http://searchenginewatch.com/2156221
One of the metasearch engines I use most did not make the list at all – DogPile.com! Do you have a favorite Internet Search tool? Post a comment and share it with other library users. I bet they will appreciate the help!
Monday, April 16, 2007
How do you use EMAIL?
Google is looking for input from university students on how they use e-mail on campus. They are trying to collect information on user preferences. The survey includes questions about preference and habits of students using e-mail and online applications. Google said it's looking to "understand the role email and online applications play on college campuses and in students' lives." Read more at: E-Mail Use: Google Looks for Answers from Students
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