The e-book snoop threat: Feds force Internet Archive to fight national security letter

May 9, 2008 | 2:53 am

Posted in: ebook

By David Rothman

The Internet Archive, a major source of e-books, had to fight off an FBI request demanding information on a library user under the Patriot Act.

No, I don’t know if the information was e-book related. But you get the point. I’m just happy the Archive prevailed.

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The e-book snoop threat: Feds force Internet Archive to fight national security letter

May 9, 2008 | 2:53 am

By David Rothman

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