LibraryLaw Blog: Library computer authentication

Library Law Blog points to and comments on an article,
To Use That Library Computer, Please Identify Yourself,
By Scott Carlson. Chronicle of Higher Education
June 25, 2004 Volume 50, Issue 42, Page A39
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Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center is quoted in the article:

Authentication cannot be compared to library checkout policies, he argues. Library patrons may have to reveal their names when they borrow books, but they can read their choice of books from the shelves without ever having to identify themselves

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