UPDATE to June 2004 LISNews stories about library confidentiality issues raised by the indecency arrest of a man at the Naperville (Ill.) library. In that case, police had to wait for a warrant before the library would provide “specific registration information necessary for the prompt identification and arrest of the offender”:
On November 2, the Naperville City Council voted to ask the Illinois General Assembly to change the Library Records Confidentiality Act. The change would add these paragraphs:
“Nothing contained in this act shall be construed as a privacy violation or a breach of confidentiality when a library cooperates with and provides information to sworn law enforcement officers in the process of a criminal investigation.”
“Furthermore, nothing contained in this act shall be construed as permitting a library to refuse to cooperate with and provide information to sworn law enforcement officers in the process of a criminal investigation.”
“Such cooperation and information shall include, but not be limited to, releasing registration records and identifying information of patrons, as well as access to computer and surveillance information.”
If passed, the changes would affect public libraries across Illinois.
Related:
– Naperville Sun, November 2
– ALA, November 5
– Special Report: A Review of the Illinois Library Records Confidentiality Act [pdf Sept 2002]
UPDATE to June 2004 LISNews stories about library confidentiality issues raised by the indecency arrest of a man at the Naperville (Ill.) library. In that case, police had to wait for a warrant before the library would provide “specific registration information necessary for the prompt identification and arrest of the offender”:
On November 2, the Naperville City Council voted to ask the Illinois General Assembly to change the Library Records Confidentiality Act. The change would add these paragraphs:
“Nothing contained in this act shall be construed as a privacy violation or a breach of confidentiality when a library cooperates with and provides information to sworn law enforcement officers in the process of a criminal investigation.”
“Furthermore, nothing contained in this act shall be construed as permitting a library to refuse to cooperate with and provide information to sworn law enforcement officers in the process of a criminal investigation.”
“Such cooperation and information shall include, but not be limited to, releasing registration records and identifying information of patrons, as well as access to computer and surveillance information.”
If passed, the changes would affect public libraries across Illinois.
Related:
– Naperville Sun, November 2
– ALA, November 5
– Special Report: A Review of the Illinois Library Records Confidentiality Act [pdf Sept 2002]
One more slight change:
Perhaps they should just make one slight change:
“Nothing shall be construed as a privacy violation.”