Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and John Sununu (R-NH) introduced the National Security Letter Reform Act of 2007. This legislation takes a stand against one of the more invasive measures of the US Patriot Act.
The bill comes in response to the abuses of NSL by the FBI last spring. Libraries are particularly vulnerable to the demand for records due to the access they provide to internet access for their patrons.
ALA supports and urges reforms to the National Security Letters according to Loriene Roy, president of ALA and stated that "Law enforcement is extremely important but, those efforts must be balanced against Americans' rights to privacy, in our case their library and internet usage records.
"ALA Applauds Senate NSL Reform Bill." American Library Association. 2007.http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2007/september2007/nslreformact2007.htm (Accessed 07 Oct, 2007)
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