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Librarians Join the Fight Against The Patriot Act

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the uncle-sam-taking-our-rights dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This article at the New York Times (free reg.) shows how lots of libraries are moving to destroy privacy related data as quickly as possible and still others have gone as far as posting signs and handing out leaflets to scare / educate their patrons."

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  1. There's nothing worse... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Than an angry librarian. Those books can really hurt!

    1. Re:There's nothing worse... by sopuli · · Score: 5, Funny

      And remember to never ever call him a monkey.

    2. Re:There's nothing worse... by 10Ghz · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah, espesially if he happens to be Conan the Librarian!

      "Don't you know the Dewey decimal-system?!"

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  2. Librarians by mrgrey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, librarians, not libertarians.

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  3. Now you KNOW it's evil... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Even the damn librarians are against it!

    1. Re:Now you KNOW it's evil... by Spoing · · Score: 3, Funny

      Agreed. Whenever I see "Homeland" it seems like too many umlauts are missing.

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  4. don't piss off librarians by viking099 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everyone knows that to piss off a librarian is to call down unimaginable wrath, the consequences of which are often unpredictable.

    I'm glad they're on our side, as they are very tenacious, and having a dedicated, intelligent, and socially-friendly ally will do more for the cause than a hundred thousand emails to congressmen.

  5. This could be a VERY good thing (for me) by Treebeard+the+Ent · · Score: 3, Funny
    "The basic strategy now is to keep as little historical information as possible," said Anne M. Turner, director of the library system.


    I hope they do this at my library... then they won't have a leg to stand on for those 5 books and 2 videos I have had out since August, 2000... since they couldn't tell me what they were, how am I to know whether or not I took them out... This could be the best policy ever!!! Any chance of Blockbuster adopting this policy?

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    1. Re:This could be a VERY good thing (for me) by adamruck · · Score: 4, Funny

      well im guessing that they wouldn't destroy checkout records of books that were not returned.

      So a note to terrorists... if your checking out books on making weapons, make sure to return the book. J/K

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  6. I'm a lone nut, just like everyone else! by Thud457 · · Score: 4, Funny
    If you're reading "A Catcher in the Rye", you're probably not borrowing it from the library. You probably have several copies issued by the CIA themselves.

    JD Salinger was a well known member in intellignce circles in his day. Like the Scientologists, the spooks like to bolster their own, so all their brainwashed MKULTRA manchurian candidates are given a compulsion to buy the book, hence inflating the sales.

    I should know, since I just made this shit up!

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