Effects of the Patriot Act on Librarians

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Effects of the Patriot Act on Librarians

Posted by michael on Friday September 20, 2002 @04:56AM from the fbi-in-your-library dept.

Quaryon writes "The Patriot Act apears to have some chilling effects with respect to libraries and booksellers. An FBI agent can get a warrant, without any evidence, in order to compel a librarian to reveal lending details on a suspect. The librarian cannot tell anyone about the search, including the target of the search, and the details of how many such searches are done are not made public. Articles at SFGate News and Common Dreams give more details." We had a related Ask Slashdot a few weeks ago.

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yes? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-20 04:59 · Score: -1, Offtopic

SECOND POST!?!@?!@#?
first or fifth by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-20 05:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

post...
I'm suffering from a severe case of writer's block by flirzan · 2002-09-20 05:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Damn, I can't think of anything witty to post...

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Twinkies sure taste good for something that is 68% air.
How far will it go? by bunyip · 2002-09-20 05:03 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Well, I'll tell you......

The future of libraries and information is clearly online, correct? So, by logical extension, this law would apply to Slashdot, would it not?

So, if you mod me down, the FBI might subpoena Cowboy Neal to tell them you did it and you will never know!

Are your moderation choices in accordance with the correct political views as defined by your elected representatives in Washington?
very sad news i heard on the radio by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-20 05:06 · Score: -1, Offtopic

i heard that neal stephenson died. very very sad
1. Re:very sad news i heard on the radio by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-20 05:22 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  ia! ia! shub-niggurath! black goat of the forest with a thousand young! hehehhehe!!!
Re:Lending Details? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-20 05:14 · Score: -1, Offtopic

He'll Probably Ask for a Glass of Milk.
Yeah, those people all suck by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-20 05:18 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Do they have to learn the hard way? fuckheads.

We will have to fight a bloody war soon to get our freedoms back. These are the people we'll be fighting for. THey may very well also be the people we are fighting against.

Its a Sad fucked up world.
PeguinLord likes to ride his bike by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-20 05:19 · Score: 0, Offtopic

But only in a cicle, and with big knobby tires.

-W
Put those Librarians to work! by neildiamond · 2002-09-20 05:36 · Score: 0, Offtopic

It's time to make librarians do more than just sit there and read!!!

(Just kidding. I used to date a librarian.)