It's safe to do research without being monitored

File under "shout the fact wisper the rumor".

NoRightTurn has reported that the Homeland Security library story was a hoax

Basically a kid reported that the US government was spying on what books poeple readand had come to his house to give him a talking to. As it turns out it was all lie - but what is interesting is that it made its way around the world despite being entirely unverified.

I hope this results in more skeptisism next time.

But it wont...
Worse yet peopel will still be teling us about the rumor years from now as if it was fact.