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Thanks! I had found that law, but thought there must be more because it does not prohibit disclosure! It says "not public records"; given a public records request, the library can/must decilne to provide them.
I agree; that MA law does not prohbit the library deciding to publish patron data, selling it to a data broker, responding to law enforcement queries, or disclosing it to gmail for AI training because they aren't paying attention to their gmail contract!

2026-01-10 23:32:30 UTC

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I've been unclear on the statutory basis for patron privacy (MA, Federal?). I see the carve-out from public records in MA, but use of gmail to communicate with patrons seems improper. Do you have a statute/regulation pointer?

2026-01-10 21:26:59 UTC

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Why is being part of the town's site bad?