LIS5411 - Introduction to Information Policy
You may also browse Older Readings , but those should be treated as tentative. See you in class!
Week 6 - Anonymity and Social Media
https://expression.fire.org/p/in-defense-of-anonymity-the-guard (ADA-Archival link)
https://informationsecurity.wustl.edu/the-power-of-virtual-private-networks-vpn-in-privacy-protection/ (ADA-Archival link)
http://lifehacker.com/what-is-tor-and-should-i-use-it-1527891029 (ADA-Archival link)
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/what-tor-supporter-looks-laura-poitras (ADA-Archival link)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/27/randi-zuckerberg-anonymity-online_n_910892.html (ADA-Archival link)
https://free.law/2015/09/17/the-right-to-read-anonymously/ (ADA-Archival link)
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/24/obfuscation-users-guide-for-privacy-and-protest-online-surveillance (ADA-Archival link)
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http://nautil.us/issue/52/the-hive/modern-media-is-a-dos-attack-on-your-free-will
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/31/how-facebook-robbed-us-of-our-sense-of-self (ADA-Archival link)
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/tiktokers-speculate-meta-tiktok-ban/ (ADA-Archival link)
https://techxplore.com/news/2021-11-facebook-dystopian-whistleblower-leaks-experts.html (ADA-Archival link)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90886959/twitter-alternatives-mastodon-t2-post-bluesky (ADA-Archival link)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/social-media-ban-children-countries-list/ (ADA-Archival link)
https://www.pcmag.com/news/meta-joins-snap-tiktok-youtube-settle-social-media-addiction-case-kentucky (ADA-Archival link)
Week 5 - Intro to Privacy and Verification
The tech
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/05/how-internet-encryption-works (ADA-Archival link)
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2905995/truecrypt-audit-shows-no-sign-of-nsa-backdoors-just-some-minor-glitches.html (ADA-Archival link)
http://www.howtogeek.com/67241/htg-explains-what-are-md5-sha-1-hashes-and-how-do-i-check-them/ (ADA-Archival link)
https://www.troyhunt.com/we-didnt-encrypt-your-password-we-hashed-it-heres-what-that-means/ (ADA-Archival link)
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/08/18/nists-new-password-rules-what-you-need-to-know/ (ADA-Archival link)
https://www.zdnet.com/article/7-password-rules-security-experts-live-by-in-2025-the-last-one-might-surprise-you/ (ADA-Archival link)
https://mojoauth.com/blog/what-are-the-limitations-of-passkeys#introduction-the-promise-and-the-catch-of-passkeys (ADA-Archival link)
https://stateofsurveillance.org/news/password-managers-zero-knowledge-encryption-flaws-2026/ (ADA-Archival link)
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