US Libraries Concerned About NSA Spying

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The American Library Association is concerned about the fact that local libraries are obliged to keep silent about governmental spying.

US Libraries Concerned About NSA Spying
Argenpress, Argentina
By Editorial
Translated By Maria Tartaglia
4 December 2013
Edited by Gillian Palmer

The U.S. National Security Agency’s spying is currently worrying libraries, who are supporting a law that would defend the right to read and research far away from the prying eyes of the government. In that regard, those centers are endorsing a legislative measure to curb the NSA’s power, as highlighted this Wednesday by the digital newspaper The Hill, specializing in Congressional topics, describing the climate of the existing concerns.

“You need to have a little freedom to learn what is important without having to worry about whether it will end up in some FBI file,” said Alan Inouye, director of the Office for Information Technology Policy of the American Library Association.

Under the Patriot Act, for example, the FBI has the power to force libraries to hand over user data.

The media reported that the NSA’s activities seem to go much beyond traditional police work, reflecting an almost ravenous collection of information, according to Lynne Bradley, director of the Office of Government Relations of the ALA.