Privacy Literacy: Part 1 - Privacy and Hardware (Training Tuesdays Webinar)
The Internet is a window looking out to the world. Like any typical window, you can see the outside and anyone on the outside can see you.
Because of that, the first lesson regarding Privacy on the Internet is that you have none. There is no such thing as absolute privacy where the Internet is concerned. To be online means you are out in the open and visible. That being said, there are ways we can limit what is visible, just like we put curtains on our windows.
In this 3-part series, we will discuss many aspects of privacy, from the hardware we use to the policies we create for our libraries.
Privacy Literacy: Part 1 - Privacy and Hardware
Libraries are gateways to information for our communities via our books, databases, and services. Two of the most used services are the public computers and free WiFi we provide our patrons. How secure is our gateway though? If a patron asks you if your network is safe or how do you encrypt email, can you answer?
In this session, we will focus primarily on the hardware we use to access the web, such as computers, mobile devices, and routers. We will also discuss the importance of passwords, the primary keys to accessing our online lives, as well as Virtual Private Networks (VPN), what they are and how they work.
During this session, participants will be able to…
• Create strong but memorable passwords
• Encrypt data on computers
• Identify methods for securing data on mobile devices
• Encrypt email communications
• Discover tools for uncovering personal data leaks
• Understand the how VPN’s can protect privacy
- Date:
- Tuesday, March 1, 2016
- Time:
- 3:30pm - 4:30pm
- Presenter:
- Rita Gavelis
- Location:
- Online - at your computer
- Categories:
- DLD Online Webinar
Log in information for this webinar will be emailed to all registrants 3 hours before the start of the webinar.
Event Accessibility for Guests with Disabilities
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If you require access services to participate fully, please use the Accommodation Request Form at least 7 days prior to the event.
If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223.
You can also see our Library and Accessibility LibGuide for more information.
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- current library staff member
- undergraduate or graduate library student
- Friend or Board Member/Trustee*
- retired or unemployed library staff
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Inclement Weather Policy
For all in-person workshops offered by the CT State Library, Division of Library Development:
If the public schools in the town where the workshop is to be held close due to weather, the workshop will be canceled. If the schools have a delay, the workshop will go on as scheduled.
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Continuing Education workshops and the professional development collection are funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Connecticut State Library.