IF Action Round Up September 17-23, 2012
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Privacy
Facebook Can ID Faces, but Using Them Grows Tricky
Every tweet ever written is now available to search and analyze, thanks to Gnip
The Sheep Stop Here: Another Church Committee or Full Review of Privacy Laws Needed?
E-Mail Privacy Reform Vote Postponed Until After Elections
Facebook tightens privacy to satisfy Irish regulator
How changes to a kids’ privacy law could chill innovation for everyone
Court to rule on Calif. DNA collection from arrestees; case among hottest privacy issues
Censorship
Conejo Valley residents rally against book ban in Arizona
Underground library stands up for books (WI)
Anyone Who Says Copyright Cannot Be Used For Censorship Has No Credibility
Parents question ‘pornographic’ material on East Penn reading list
Parents protest R-rated movies in Hinsdale South class
Access
Naperville libraries among the last to remove content filters
Opinion: Declaration of Internet Freedom
Speech
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