Biometrics in Libraries
"Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us."— Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, "The One Un-American Act." Nieman Reports , vol. 7, no. 1 (Jan. 1953): p. 20.
Naperville to Launch Fingerprint ID System for Internet Access (American Libraries, May 20, 2005)
The Naperville (Ill.) Public Library board approved a $40,646 contract May 18 with a local technology firm to install fingerprint scanners on its public internet computers. The scanners, to be installed this summer, will replace the current system of requiring patrons to enter their library-card and PIN numbers to prove their identity, the Chicago Tribune reported May 20.
