IF Action Round-Up, October 15-28, 2012
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Access
Porn concern prompts new library web filters
Cybersecurity bill likely dead
Privacy
Amazon Wipes Customer’s Account, Locks All Ebooks, Says ‘Find A New Retailer’ When She Asks Why
Related: UPDATE: Amazon customer’s account mysteriously restored
How Companies Have Assembled Political Profiles for Millions of Internet Users
Related: Tracking Voters’ Clicks Online to Try to Sway Them
Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board Invites Public Input
… much more after the break
Supervisor John Avalos hopes to increase privacy controls on Clipper Cards
McDonald’s removes networking features in some online games
FTC Recommends Best Practices for Companies That Use Facial Recognition Technologies
How Will Elections Impact Privacy?
Warrantless Eavesdropping Before Supreme Court
Does Verizon’s Monitoring Of Customer Behavior Violate Wiretap Laws?
Related: Verizon draws fire for monitoring app usage, browsing habits
Europe Presses Google to Change Privacy Policy
Related: FTC declines to join European criticism of Google
Related: Larry Page Defends Google’s Privacy Policy
MasterCard Is Selling Your Data Just in Time for the Holidays
NJ bill would require surveillance notification
US panel urges care as DNA sequencing goes mainstream
Colman Chadam, California Boy, Ordered To Transfer Schools For Carrying Cystic Fibrosis Gene
Is Google a free speech opportunist?
As Microsoft Shifts Its Privacy Rules, an Uproar Is Absent
Censorship
Fate of challenged books at East Penn not yet decided
Censorship is Scary, Kids’ Right to Read Tells Rocklin School District
Internet anti-censorship tools are being overwhelmed by demand
Seattle Area Resident Shocked at Yaoi Manga, Asks Library to Revise Circulation Policy
Related: Library Director Responds to Seattle Manga Challenge
‘Uncle Bobby’s Wedding’ angers father, compares book to pedophilia (Video)
Related: Book on Gay Marriage Contested at Brentwood Library Board Meeting
Related: Challenged picture book likely to remain on Brentwood shelves
Related: Brentwood library board unanimous: challenged book stays
Twitter Censors Users for the First Time
Speech
In Texas, a Legal Battle Over Biblical Banners
Feigning Free Speech on Campus
Court finds Mo. students’ off-campus posts not protected
Related: Lee’s Summit Student Website Ruling Reversed
Twitter, Reddit and the battle over freedom of speech
Internet Freedom
Internet Freedom? You Are in an Internet Prison and You Don’t Even Know It