... challenges it introduces, including biases and privacy concerns. Findings The research reveals that Google Bard, leveraging natural language processing and machine learning, engages users in dynamic conversational interactions. It provides contextually relevant responses and personalized guidance...

...Katie Elson Anderson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to inform libraries and library workers about the importance of protecting patron privacy. Design/methodology/approach An overview on the topic of patron privacy and libraries, including literature and best practices. Findings...

...Brady Lund Purpose This paper aims to describe the benefits of the Brave web browser and its native cryptocurrency, the Basic Attention Token (BAT), for use by library patrons to preserve privacy and as a potential fundraising platform for libraries. Design/methodology/approach The Brave...

... for librarians committed to a certain conception of privacy. Each decision point highlighted in this paper is an opportunity to consider the implications of a particular decision in light of the privacy concerns created by Facebook. Rather than attempting to be exhaustive, it is an attempt to give a broad...

...Barbara Glover; Eric Owen; Paula Storm Purpose Contributions describing the 15th Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy: Panopticon, covering selective highlights of papers, presentations and the overall context of this meeting. Design/methodology/approach Observations and descriptions...