Thank you for joining the New York Public Library for Privacy Week 2021! It was a great week of learning all about digital privacy, what our information is used for, and how we can keep our data safe. New York City’s three library systems—Brooklyn Public Library, The New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library—and Metropolitan New York Library Council celebrated Library Privacy Week from November 15–19.

Library Privacy Week aims to educate patrons and provide them with information to better understand digital privacy and data security. NYPL recognizes that privacy is essential to the exercise of free speech, thought, and association, and we are committed to protecting your privacy. This year's Library Privacy Week took place just after NYPL released our most recently updated privacy guidelines. You can view NYPL's latest privacy policy at nypl.org/privacy.

We put together one panel discussion with Jerome Greco, Nicole Mo , and Alfred Ng , along with three Privacy Reading Rooms covering a range of different topics. For your convenience, we have linked the recording for “Digital Privacy & You: Know Your Rights” below along with  the articles from our three Privacy Week Reading Room discussions. 

Privacy Week Reading Room articles: 

Videoconferencing, Privacy, and Risk

• "Facial Recognition Has Always Troubled People of Color" by Alfred Ng/cnet

• "Your Technology Is Tracking You. Take These Steps For Better Online Privacy" by Laurel Wamsley/NPR

• "Privacy Cannot Be a Pandemic Casualty"* Editorial/New York Times 

  *To access "Privacy Cannot Be a Pandemic Casualty" you must sign in to your account on nypl.org. You can either click the article title to get the full text or search in the New York Times.

Internet Privacy and Safety

• "Got a Fake Profile? It’s Not Just You. Cyber Scammers Have Been Busy During the Pandemic by Ximena Conde/WHYY

• "Cybercrime Booms As Scammers Hack Human Nature To Steal Billions" by Martin Kaste/NPR

• "Beware of Robocalls, Texts and Emails Promising COVID-19 Cures or Stimulus Payments" by John Waggoner and Andy Markowitz/AARP

• "Staying Safer Online From Phishing and Other Social Engineering Attack" by McAfee

• Watch: "SANS Security Awareness: Email and Phishing" by SANS Offensive Operations/YouTube

• Watch: "What Is Phishing and How to Avoid the Bait" by Mike Lamb/YouTube

State of Digital Privacy

• "The Battle for Digital Privacy Is Reshaping the Internet* by Brian X. Chen/New York Times

• "The State of Consumer Data Privacy Laws in the US (And Why It Matters)" by Thorin Klosowski/Wirecutter

• "Rethinking Privacy: The Road To Data Ownership" by Gal Ringel/Forbes

  *To access "The Battle for Digital Privacy Is Reshaping the Internet" you must sign in to your account on nypl.org. You can either click the article title to get the full text or search in the New York Times.