So here you go, today's PLA presentation. Not verbatim, because I always riff a bit and I skipped one slide for time, but talk notes are included.

"Protecting Patrons' Privacy with Digital Vendors"

https://speakerdeck.com/dsalo/protecting-patrons-with-digital-vendors

And no, I am still not Sarah Lamdan. Wish I were.

Protecting Patrons with Digital Vendors

Presented for Public Library Association 2026 Conference.

Speaker Deck
@dsalo I read the whole thing, and boosted it, and it occurred to me I did not leave a comment that told you I thought it was very very good. It was!

@jessamyn I've done worse with a lot more lead time.

I TOTALLY missed talking about facial recognition, though. Fortunately somebody asked about it in Q&A.