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you mean to tell me... the government has always wanted to know what I read? Call me shocked!

• tablespoon 4y ago
  > you mean to tell me... the government has always wanted to know what I read? Call me shocked! Not really: > The FBI was particularly interested in learning this type of information about foreign diplomats or their agents. > ...The area of greatest concern was the information at academic libraries that could be accessed through sophisticated databanks used for research. This point was illuminated by the report that a Soviet employee of the United Nations had been able to recruit a college student from Queens to obtain information at the library that was described as sensitive.
  • chrisco255 4y ago
    Probably some piece of info you can search for in two seconds on the internet, nowadays.
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  • mike_d 4y ago
    Libraries used to be where you could obtain detailed maps of your area. Great stuff for planning invasions (which both sides were always doing).