> At 08:36 AM 02/27/2000 -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote:
> > Most libraries vetoed the idea of "customer tracking" long, long ago,
> >after the FBI started visiting libraries demanding that they be given the
> >records of what certain people -- commies -- were reading. Library
> >computers automatically delete the record of who had a book immediately
> >after it's checked back in.
>
> Yes, though some of the Filtering-To-Protect-Our-Kids people want
> recordkeeping on library internet use.
You won't find many librarians who are in favor of filtering, that's
something being pushed on libraries, not by them. The ALA has been in the
forefront of the fight against filtering, and also in free speech issues.
>
> For that matter, some Feds want trackability on all internet use...
> a surprising amount of which can be obtained by dealing with
> ad-banner vendors.
>
Fedz, if they could, would have a GPS w/full voice, temp, blood
chemistry, thought monitor, etc, up the ass of every citizen 24/7.
