Librarians Raise Privacy Concerns Over Age Verification Bill

The Coalition of Alberta Public Libraries issued a letter raising privacy concerns over Bill 28, or the Municipal Affairs and Housing Statues Amendment Act, in Alberta, which requires age restrictions on library materials.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/04/13/librarians-raise-privacy-concerns-over-age-verification-bill
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This is a significant expansion of the US age verification agenda I didn’t expect would happen so quickly. It may be helpful if the privacy community and other digital freedom advocates ally with librarians.

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This one’s in Canada which surprised me. The age verification pearl clutching seems to be spreading globally.

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Globally and suddenly. What started it?