IFAction News Round Up, February 10-16, 2012
OIF sponsors an email list for those who would like updated information on news affecting intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy, access to information, and more. To subscribe to this list, visit http://lists.ala.org/wws/subscribe/ifaction. For an archive of all postings to the list since 1996, visit http://lists.ala.org/wws/arc/ifaction. Below is a sample of articles from February 10-16, 2012.
Access
Pro-open access legislation introduced in House and Senate
Thousands Protest Against ACTA
‘Cool Mommies’ Miffed at Not Being Allowed to Use Kirkland Library Room
Censorship
Belgian court refuses to ban ‘Tintin in the Congo’
Iran increasingly controls its Internet
Meeting debates class use of ‘vulgar’ book (Waterland Plymoth, MI)
Court Orders Missouri School District to Stop Censoring LGBT Websites
New Addition to Curriculum Sparks Controversy (Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Westfield, NJ)
Classroom Speech Restrictions Proposed (Arizona)
Privacy
U.S. suit raises questions about email privacy at work
The Heartbreaking Truth About Online Dating Privacy
Trying to balance privacy, free speech on Internet
Netflix reveals $9m payout in privacy legal action
Congress Left in Dark on DOJ Wiretaps
Start-Ups Seek to Help Users Put a Price on Their Personal Data
GPS court ruling leaves US phone tracking unclear
FBI Says Social Media Monitoring Won’t Infringe Privacy Rights
Mobile Apps Take Data Without Permission