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		stonogo on July 27, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Library Card Project: The Ease of Forming Anon... This comparison is stupid. Corporate registration is explicitly public information. Librarians are notorious for the fervency with which they protect the personal information of library patrons.

the_pwner224 on July 27, 2019 [–]

If information is collected then it can be stolen. Even if it is not permanently (or even temporarily) stored.

stonogo on July 27, 2019 | [–]

Irrelevant, but even if I humor you: The PATRIOT act does not require libraries collect any more personal information than the government already has. The comparison is utterly meaningless.

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