Intellectual Freedom News
Intellectual Freedom News
December 11, 2015
Censorship
- Wisconsin school nixes reading of book about transgender kid Update: Photos: ‘I Am Jazz’ book reading draws 600 people in Mount Horeb
- ‘This Book is Gay’: Wasilla library mulls future of LGBT sex-ed book Update: After complaint over one LGBT guidebook, Wasilla library will move an entire section
- Couple want book removed from District 196 libraries Update: Rosemount schools panel rejects parents’ request to pull library book
- School board member wants Muppets book banned Update: Muppet Book Should Stay in Curriculum
Privacy
- IRS launches campaign to educate taxpayers about identity theft, refund fraud through Security Awareness tax tips
- Librarians and privacy advocates ally to condemn cybersecurity bill
- Security and privacy checklist for smart devices: 50 Million to be Sold Over the Holidays
- White House meets with privacy advocates about encryption
- Weak encryption won’t defeat terrorists – but it will enable hackers
- New York DA’s Proposal to Backdoor Encrypted Devices Is Riddled With Vulnerabilities
Around the Web
- Intellectual Freedom for All: Developing LGBTQ Collections
- Banning mature-themed books isn’t the answer
- 40% of Millennials OK with limiting speech offensive to minorities
- Intellectual Freedom Blog | Welcome Jamie!
- OIF and Intellectual Freedom at Midwinter
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