USA Patriot Act (1)
n Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
q Regulates government access to stored communications or
transactional records in criminal investigations
q Under certain conditions, permits warrants to seize any
“tangible thing” held by any entity
n Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
q Probable cause “that a person is a foreign agent or
member of a terrorist group”
q Section 215 relates to business records, including library
records