IF Action Round Up — February 17-23, 2012
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Censorship
‘Waterland’ to Stay in Plymouth-Canton’s AP English Curriculum
Journal’s concern over bird flu research
Internet again disrupted in Iran ahead of election
Troy School Board tables approval of ‘The Kite Runner’ (Pennsylvania)
ACTA: EU court to rule on anti-piracy agreement
Book ban ‘to guard moral values’ (Malaysia)
Region: Slovak book ban spurs controversy (Czech Republic)
Shakespeare book under review after parent raises concern at Liberty Middle (South Carolina)
Privacy
Disruptions: And the Privacy Gaps Just Keep On Coming
Apple, Google, Amazon agree to post mobile app privacy policies
Web Firms to Adopt ‘No Track’ Button
‘Privacy bill of rights’: Advocacy groups, industry weigh in
“Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World” (PDF)
Feds urge court to reject laptop encryption appeal
Drones Set Sights on U.S. Skies
How Companies Learn Your Secrets
Microsoft leaves privacy hole in browser, Google uses it
DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Halt Challenge to Warrantless Eavesdropping
Homeland Analysts Told to Monitor Policy Debates in Social Media
Manhattan District Attorney Subpoenas Occupy Protester’s Twitter Account
Access
Aligarh Muslim University’s library out of bounds for undergraduate girls
Sioux City library staff in balancing act regarding homelessness
Free Speech