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Wednesday, April 09, 2003

Libraries Shredding The Patriot Act

Librarians across the US have protested provisions in the Patriot Act that require libraries to turn over records about their patrons. Librarians in Santa Cruz have turned to the shredder for their protest. Daily they shred records that might identify patrons in some way. The basic strategy now is to keep as little historical information as possible.
· Patriot Act [The New York Times]