What Do You Research At The Library?

Posted in Tidbits on June 25, 2002

The FBI has been visiting libraries around the country, requesting information on suspected terrorists. This is one of the many new powers given to the FBI since the terrorist attacks. Librarians are resistant, but under the law, they’re not even allowed to talk about what information they were forced to provide. What do you think — is the threat of terrorism great enough to justify this type of invasion of privacy?