From Hong Kong Law and Crime:
A bibliophile who worked in a Hong Kong public library has been arrested for using the personal information of about 130 customers without their permission so she could quickly borrow their loaned books.
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The 25-year-old woman, who formerly worked for a contractor company for Tseung Kwan O Public Library and was responsible for handling returned library materials from readers between 2015 and this year, was arrested on May 24, according to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, which operates the library, and police.
A police source said she had used the personal data of users to file loss reports for library cards on their behalf. After the report, customers would no longer be able to renew loaned books and were required to return them immediately. That would allow the woman to borrow those items.
Link to the rest at Hong Kong Law and Crime and thanks to Gary for the tip.
I find it quirky. Have we heard of more serious ID theft prosecutions, in Hong Kong or China? It reads like some sort of signal, but I can’t even fathom the intended recipient.
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Just goes to prove that there’s nothing so strange that some dang fool hasn’t done/tried it …
I can’t imagine any book I’d want to read badly enough that I would do this. And for years. Are books that hard to get a hold of there?