[WEB4LIB] RE: FBI to monitor libraries

[Euan Morton]

I may have missed something (being a Web Developer Consultant now and so out
of the library world, although I like to keep in  touch as I can, this list
being one of the ways that I do so) but did ALA challenge the Patriot Act in
court when it became law (or at least those provisions of it that apply to
libraries) ?

Sincerely

Euan Morton, CIBER @ Xerox
Web Developer, Xerox Global Service Net
8*223-9716/(585)383-9716 / Fax (585)383-7517
http://www.ciber-roch.com/
ICQ: 104325610 - emorton at ciber.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Andrew K. Pace
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 9:51 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: FBI to monitor libraries
>
>
> ALA Code of Ethics
> III.
> We protect each library user's right to privacy and confidentiality with
> respect to information sought or received and resources consulted,
> borrowed, acquired or transmitted.
>
> I don't care much about what any court has said.  This is what my
> profession
> holds me to.
> *Anyone* should have a reasonable expectation of privacy for
> *anything* they do
> in a library.
> We should know this in our sleep,
> Andrew
>
> "Cantona, Eric" wrote:
>
> > I don't know of a single case in which the Supreme Court (or lower) has
> > ruled that there is a reasonable expectation of privacy in the use of a
> > public computer.
> >
> > Anyone else?
> > EC
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew K. Pace [mailto:andrew_pace at ncsu.edu]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 3:27 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list
> > Subject: [WEB4LIB] FBI to monitor libraries
> >
> >
> http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020530/ap_on_g
o_ca_st_pe
> /fbi_reorganizing_40
>
> Interesting that we have been on a thread of OPAC logs.  Is everyone ready
> to turn those logs over to the FBI?  Better get the web logs, proxy, and
> patron records out while we're at it.  Is there a patron field or web
> server log delineation for "foreigner?"  It's always refreshing to see
> professional ethics described as "bureaucratic restrictions."
>
> That was sarcasm, just in case anyone has mistaken my ethical concern for
> sympathy with Mr. Ashcroft's new plans ;)
>
> -Andrew
>
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> Andrew K. Pace, M.S.L.S.
> Head, Systems ~ NCSU Libraries
> North Carolina State University ~ Raleigh, NC
> andrew_pace at ncsu.edu ~ 919-515-3087
> http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/staff/pace/
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Andrew K. Pace, M.S.L.S.
Head, Systems ~ NCSU Libraries
North Carolina State University ~ Raleigh, NC
andrew_pace at ncsu.edu ~ 919-515-3087
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/staff/pace/
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