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Refuge of a Scoundrel: The Patriot Act in Libraries
Refuge of a Scoundrel The Patriot Act in Libraries Author:Herbert N. Foerstel, Herbert N. Foerstel The USA Patriot Act may be the most complex and controversial federal statute in American history, argued to undercut American civil liberties in countless ways, including a dramatic extension of domestic surveillance. Under this act and new FBI guidelines, libraries and bookstores--long subject to FBI surveillance--are more vulnerable than ever... more » before. This timely book addresses the important topics of:
The origins of library surveillance
The FBI's Library Awareness Program
The passage and general provisions of the Patriot Act
Implications for libraries and bookstores
Library policy and patron records
Gag orders on libraries and bookstores
New FBI guidelines expanding surveillance in all public places
The Total Information Awareness Program
The TIPS Program
CAPPS II
Patriot II and the Victory Act
State versions of the Patriot Act
Congressional and public oversight of the Patriot Act
Legislation modifying and resolutions opposing the Patriot Act Informative appendices include the historic University of Illinois survey of public library surveillance since September 11, 2001, and copies of some of the standard court orders that may be served to libraries and bookstores.