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On practicing safe search: fine tuning, privacy-friendly searches, and learning more As librarians, we need to be concerned about privacy. ALA’s Policy Statement on Privacy reminds us Libraries, librarians, and library workers have an ethical obligation, expressed in the ALA Code of Ethics, to preserve users’ right to privacy and prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure of users’ personally identifiable information or the data associated with their use of the library’s resources. Just as we protect the confidentiality of user borrowing records, we need to prepare our students to protect their own privacy online. Personator - Identity Validation Tool Validate the identity of a U.S. or Canadian individual with limited input data. Use any single or combination input of name, address, phone number, ZIP Code, Melissa Address Key (MAK), or full/partial SSN and we will match it against our records to verify the identity and find more contact information. Enter a name and choose the best match to find the related address, phone, email, and demographic information. Enter an email, phone or address to find the related name and additional details.

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Online Academic Research Guide You probably conduct online research on a regular basis, turning to Google or another popular search tool to look up something you've just read or heard about. This is informal, but still requires you to sort through a long list of results to figure out what resources best answer your question. Online academic research is performed using similar tools, but in a much more intentional and critical way. No matter what your research question is or where your interests lie, online research can lead to information overload. 21 Alternative Search Engines To Use in 2020 When we talk about SEO and search engines, we instantly think of Google. But did you know there are lots of alternative search engines out there with just as much to offer? Google is a globally recognized search engine and an industry giant, in fact, even the second biggest “search engine” is Google Images, according to this study: Search engine market share Even if it’s the biggest and most well known, it doesn’t mean it’s your only choice. One of the main reasons that people choose to use an alternative search engine instead is for increased privacy, as Google is known to track user data both for its own and third-party use.

DuckDuckGo: 10 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do DuckDuckGo is a search engine that offers several unique and useful features for web searchers, such as streamlined shortcuts and instant answers. Below are 10 different things you might not know you could accomplish with the DuckDuckGo search engine and you can see how it differs from competitors like Google. What Is DuckDuckGo and What Can You Do With It? DuckDuckGo is a search engine that delivers effective, fast, relevant results, and is especially attractive if you're keeping track of how information is gathered about you online. DuckDuckGo offers a few features that are worth a second look for the savvy web searcher: DuckDuckGo gives users the ability to jump to a website directly using bangs, which are shortcuts you can enter into DuckDuckGo that bypass the search results.

Twitter took phone numbers users gave for account security and used them to target ads In July, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Facebook had broken the law when it engaged in a similar practice. The FTC fined Facebook $5 billion for that and a litany of other instances where it mishandled user data. Twitter users are asked to provide information like their phone number to help secure their account through services such as two-factor authentication. "We cannot say with certainty how many people were impacted by this, but in an effort to be transparent, we wanted to make everyone aware," the company said in a blog post Tuesday. It said no personal data had been shared externally. "We're very sorry this happened and are taking steps to make sure we don't make a mistake like this again," the company added.

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