Librarians Versus the NSA

Librarians Versus the NSA

Your local library is on the front lines against government surveillance.

Zoë Carpenter  |  http://www.thenation.com/article/206561/librarians-versus-nsa?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=PRINT%20-%20May%2025%2C%202015&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign

May 6, 2015   |    This article appeared in the May 25, 2015 edition of The Nation.

Alison Macrina had bad news for the 30 or so librarians in the darkened auditorium on a recent Friday. “Your password is bad,” she informed them. “I’m really sorry. Everything you’ve learned about passwords is wrong. It’s not your fault.”