Dorothea Salo3d ago

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
Show threadDorothea Salo3d ago

I thought it went fine, though I did overwrite it a bit. (Not that I have STRONG FEELINGS about this or anything.)

Fantastic crowd, terrific questions.

Show threadAlex2d ago
@dsalo Anything in the questions that deserves special mention? (And stick it to the vendors, including the ones that wisely decided they didn't want to be there because they'd get an earful.)
Show threadDorothea Salo

@TheyOfHIShirts Facial recognition, which I totally whiffed talking about so I appreciated the question.

Also, Michigan actually updated its library-privacy statute to the 21st century? And it has TEETH?! I have a huge note to self to go find and read it.

Apr 2 at 2:04amWeb
Show threadAlex2d ago
@dsalo I'm curious to hear about that! I'd like them to have a srs bzns policy about privacy.