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dontbenebby on Oct 4, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Case for Eliminating Fines on Overdue Library ...

Then your reading history goes to Amazon. Paper books provide privacy.

Also my library often has 10-20 copies of a book but only 2-3 "copies" of the intangible version.

cookie_monsta on Oct 4, 2019 [–]

> Paper books provide privacy.

Wasn't sneak n' peek on library records one of the sticking points of the Patriot Act?

dontbenebby on Oct 12, 2019 | [–]

doesn't matter if all your checkouts are emailed in the clear via hold notices and renewal reminders.

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