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Librarians sometime have to fight to defend their patrons privacy. Some might remember that in the wake of 9/11 there were thoughts that libraries could tip of
by JoeDaDude 8y ago
Librarians sometime have to fight to defend their patrons privacy. Some might remember that in the wake of 9/11 there were thoughts that libraries could tip off law enforcement by tracking patrons reading preferences [1]. More recent treatment of the issues - and laws - about the privacy, or lack thereof, of library patrons is discussed in [2].
[1]. https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/FBI-checking-out-Americans-reading-habits-2826830.php https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/FBI-checking-out-Ame...
[2]. https://www.thenation.com/article/librarians-versus-nsa/ https://www.thenation.com/article/librarians-versus-nsa/
- minikites 8y ago>in the wake of 9/11 Patron privacy has always been a bedrock of librarianship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoia_Horn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoia_Horn >Horn was jailed for nearly three weeks for contempt of court after refusing to testify for the prosecution in the 1972 conspiracy trial of the "Harrisburg Seven" anti-war activists.