This will come as no suprise to people on this list.
----- Forwarded message from "Perry E. Metzger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The FBI Has Bugged Our Public Libraries From: "Perry E. Metzger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 05 Nov 2002 18:40:31 -0500 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 Precedence: bulk >From Interesting-People Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 17:12:52 -0500 Subject: [IP] The FBI Has Bugged Our Public Libraries From: Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Richard Forno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: The FBI Has Bugged Our Public Libraries To: Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 16:40:41 -0500 The FBI Has Bugged Our Public Libraries November 3, 2002 http://www.ctnow.com/features/lifestyle/hc-privacy1103.artnov03col.story Some reports say the FBI is snooping in the libraries. Is that really happening? Yes. I have uncovered information that persuades me that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has bugged the computers at the Hartford Public Library. And it's probable that other libraries around the state have also been bugged. It's an effort by the FBI to obtain leads that it believes may lead them to terrorists. Many members of the public regularly use computers in libraries to access the Internet for research purposes or to locate information about particular interests. It's also not uncommon for students and others to communicate with friends and relatives through e-mail from there. The FBI system apparently involves the installation of special software on the computers that lets the FBI copy a person's use of the Internet and their e-mail messages. (Don't ask me how I know about this because I can't reveal how I was able to collect the information.) Members of the public who use the library have not been informed that the government is watching their activities. It's not just the computers. Circulation lists that show which books someone borrowed are also accessible to the government. What are the Hartford librarians saying? "I can't disclose that we were presented with anything," said Louise Blalock, Hartford's head librarian. I asked Mary W. Billings, the library's technical services manager, if the FBI had given her a subpoena or a court order for library information. Her response: "I cannot answer that question." <snip> http://www.ctnow.com/features/lifestyle/hc-privacy1103.artnov03col.story ---------- -- Perry E. Metzger [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- End forwarded message -----
