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I remember when it first became widely known that the government could see your library checkouts. People protested. It was a big deal in my tiny town. I don't
by PyWoody 7mo ago
I remember when it first became widely known that the government could see your library checkouts. People protested. It was a big deal in my tiny town.
I don't even think it would be even a blip on the radar now.
It really is depressing how much ground we've given.
- chneu 7mo agoI was just talking about this the other day. This all happened right after 9/11(nevr 4get) and people were fucking PISSED that the patriot act wanted to look at people's library histories. It was a HUGE deal where I lived. Now? Nobody gives a shit and people will trade away their valuable privacy for an IQ test.
- huflungdung 7mo ago[dead]
- Barbing 7mo agoUSA PATRIOT Act, early 2000s?
- 8organicbits 7mo agoCan you clarify what you mean? My local library is run by the county government, so of course the government can see the checkouts, they are the ones I check the book out from. But they restrict checkout information from others. For example, a parent can see the checkouts of their own children, but not after they turn 13. Perhaps you're talking about subpoenas? Checking some other libraries I see SF Public Library has some discussion about that, but they delete books from your checkout history once they are returned. https://sfpl.org/about-us/confidentiality-and-usa-patriot-act https://sfpl.org/about-us/confidentiality-and-usa-patriot-ac...
- Cthulhu_ 7mo agoI mean in hindsight, how mental is it that you could look up people's names, addesses and phone numbers in public records? ...I mean I suppose you still can but still, it's not as obvious anymore and people's mobile phone numbers are unlisted by default and not publicly linked to an address..
- paffdragon 7mo agoWe also used to run spyware and adware scanner and removal tools, but now the ad/spyware rebranded and became mainstream...