The Kilton Public Library in Lebanon, New Hampshire had been offering patrons Tor software used to anonymize Internet usage. Then, the Department of Homeland Security contacted the library last week and requested the service be turned off, and the library complied. The action raised questions of legality, whether the department had overstepped its powers, and why library patrons shouldn’t be allowed anonymous Internet use. Following public outrage, the New Hampshire public library that had been offering the Tor program has since turned it back on.
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