US prisons are taking programming books off the shelves over 'security concerns'

The Oregon Department of Corrections (DoC) has banned prisoners from reading dozens of books related to technology and programming, citing security “There’s absolutely nothing in there that would pose a security risk,” said Andy Rathbone, author of “Windows 10 for Dummies,” whose book has been banned by the DoC. “The books are written for consumers — people at home. There’s very little about there in networking and there’s certainly nothing about breaking into networks.”

That’s not all. Books mailed to inmates are strictly monitored, and those that have been banned are never delivered to them..

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