ALA Criticizes DoJ's Stance on Libraries and Privacy
The American Library Association (ALA) is criticizing the Department of Justice (DoJ) for "fail[ing] to comprehend the role of libraries and the importance of privacy in the United States." ALA President Leslie Burger pointed to a written response to the U.S. Senate from Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert S. Mueller regarding whether libraries should be subject to National Security Letters (NSLs).More here.
The issue is essentially a dispute about interpretation; read literally, as the FBI does, the reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act encompasses libraries as "electronic communication services." However, the intention of leading Senators voting for the reauthorization was to exempt libraries.
(Props, Pogo Was Right.)
posted by Fergie @ 1/02/2007 10:36:00 AM
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