theorywatch

is the name of another blog, not this one, but since the news broke that the Frederick County Public Library director chose to hand over the two public-access library computers allegedly used by anthrax suspect Dr. Bruce Ivins to the FBI without even asking them to provide a warrant, it may be appropriate here too. John LeCarre often used the term “honey trap” in his spy fiction to refer to setting out temptations that seem “safe” but aren’t: should library computers be part of the government’s new “honey trap” technology in our brave new world?