Re:Best. Mark of the Beast. Ever. (Score 1)

as someone who grew up in naperville, this doesn't surprise me at all. naperville is easily one of the most republican cities in illinois. it's where GW called that nytimes writer an asshole. more to the point though, naperville *has* had a number of very bizarre cases of...perversion? some dude was recently busted for walking through the halls of napervilles largest high school without any clothes on. that, plus the hardcore conservatism plus the insanely hardcore police system there...none of this is surprising at all. lastly, someone here made a comment about trust, as in it's not the technology it's trusting those in charge to use it wisely and how we wouldn't know if it's being abused or not. i would buy that argument if we didn't have a free press. but we do. and our free press takes pleasure in finding abuses of power (a good thing). im not saying this still isnt shady business, but really, minding the paranoia is a better use of energy. it's like when people freak out about giving up the SSN. yeah, i would to if i didn't have the proteceted-by-law ability to say "none of your damn business." no one is being forced to give their fingerprints. if you (a general 'you') don't want to have the librarian log you on then you and your pride will just have to go somewhere else.