IFAction Round Up, October 7-14, 2012
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Free Speech
Attorney says Ind. library violating free speech
Related: Injunction sought to lift library plaza ban
Privacy
Supreme Court refuses to hear NSA, AT&T wiretapping case
Senator Opens Investigation of Data Brokers
Lawmakers blast advertisers for ignoring ‘Do Not Track’ on Microsoft’s Explorer
New Lark Bracelet Wants to Track Your Whole Life
Related: A sandwich away from a privacy violation
Study Finds Broad Wariness Over Online Tracking
Reading someone’s Gmail doesn’t violate federal statute, court finds
Related: Peering into email accounts
Disruptions: Seeking Privacy in a Networked Age
Your iPhone Is Tracking You Again
GAO report: Wireless consumers don’t know how location data are shared
Censorship
Book Banning at RHS Raises Student Concerns
Related: High School Considers Banning Stephen King Book Containing Graphic Rape Scene
Sherman Alexie: The Value of Subverting Authority
Keith Gray on Censorship and Writing for Young Adults
‘Prep,’ ‘Acid Test,’ Challenged in East Penn Before
Controversial book to stay on reading list at Hardin Valley Academy
Access
Libraries Seek Balance Over Porn on Public Computers
Related: Opinion Letter: GR Library’s Pornography Policy Not Strong Enough