USA
Patriot Act (1)
nElectronic
Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
qRegulates government
access to stored communications or transactional
records in criminal investigations
qUnder certain conditions, permits warrants to seize any “tangible thing” held by any entity
nForeign Intelligence
Surveillance Act (FISA)
qProbable cause “that
a person is a foreign agent or member of a
terrorist group”
qSection 215 relates to business records, including
library records