Roundup (January 7, 2019)
DHS Seeks to Transfer Personal Data to Census Bureau in Violation of Privacy Act (via EPIC)
Google News is Killing Off Digital Magazines, Refunds All Active Subscriptions (via Android Police)
Firefox 72 Out with Fingerprinter Blocking, Hidden Notification Prompts (via BleepingComputer.com)
Op/Ed: The Internet Has Become a Cluttered, Proprietary Mess (via Bloomberg)
Portico Access Alert: Effective Clinical Practice
Statements
The Getty Stands Against Threats to Cultural Heritage
Targeting Cultural Sites is a War Crime
A statement from 12 organizations including:
- American Anthropological Association
- Archaeological Institute of America
- Coalition for American Heritage
- Society for American Archaeology
- Society for Applied Anthropology
- Modern Language Association
- Penn Cultural Heritage Center, University of Pennsylvania
- Society for Biblical Literature
- Society for Classical Studies
- Medieval Academy of America
- Society of Architectural Historians
- Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Community
White House Proposes Binding AI Regulatory Principles for Agencies (via Fedscoop)
Filed under: Associations and Organizations, Data Files, News, Roundup
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.