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More on Google and librarianship

On the Read 2.0 listserv a couple of days ago, Jeff Ubois commented (and gave me permission to share) on the problem of Viacom demanding Google/YouTube user data:

Brewster [Kahle, of the Internet Archive] has been warning about this problem in the digital environment for fifteen years, and the ALA has been on it for a long time in the analog world:

"It is the librarian's obligation to treat as confidential any private information obtained through contact with library patrons. - 1939 ALA Code of Ethics
The economic value of log data to companies selling ads is immense though, so it's hard to see commercial services coming around to the POV that it's a liability. Maybe this is another reason why organizations focused on shareholder value are not always the best custodians for our collective cultural heritage.

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