Some publishers and providers of scientific information track the research behaviour of users on their websites (so-called data tracking), create profiles and evaluate these for their own purposes without the consent of the persons concerned.
The authentication technologies used by the University Library for licensed offers do not pass on any personal data to publishers. Our authentication via EZproxy uses a rewrite proxy procedure in which only the IP address of the University's EZproxy server is transmitted to our business partners.
When using the Shibboleth registration service, which is also used at the University of Passau, users can check which data is transmitted to service providers. This data usually does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about individuals.
The University Library rejects licence models from publishers or agencies that aim to identify users or use corresponding technologies wherever possible.
Regardless of our authentication procedures (such as EZproxy and Shibboleth), numerous publishers offer personal accounts, e.g. to store reading preferences and research history.
However, most of the scientific information licensed by the University Library can be accessed without personal accounts with the publishers.
To protect against conventional website data tracking technologies, we recommend that you use the appropriate functions of your browser (e.g. Firefox Enhanced Tracking Protection).
