IFAction News Round Up February 3-9, 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 2-9, 2012.
Privacy
Over 3 years later, “deleted” Facebook photos are still online
News Analysis: Should Personal Data Be Personal?
National worker ID card a bad idea, says UC Berkeley study
Path deletes contact data, updates app
Google to Pay Users to Track Their Movements Online
Federal court expedites case on Google privacy policies
Censorship
Google, Facebook remove content as India threatens lawsuits for offending religious sentiments
Ban on same-sex stories in romance competition causes outcry
Access
Why an International Trade Agreement Could Be as Bad as SOPA
Op-Ed Columnist: Steal This Column
FCC Commissioning New Study on Information Needs of Public
Open access journals: are we asking the right questions?
New bill would make open access to federal research mandatory