I read "The USA PATRIOT Act and Patron Privacy on Library Internet Terminals.
1. Roving wiretaps are wiretaps that are not confined to just one person but can go wherever the target goes including libraries. It can be valid anywhere in the United States. This means that individuals Internet will not have the same privacy as before.
2. I think that Minow advocated library cooperation in providing the FBI with Internet records with a court order because it must have a reason for the search or still have some time of probable cause. So to have a court order would be advisable also if an individual was to sue the library for giving personal information that was not necessary for any investigation. I think that a library should provide any information to the FBI that would help keep our nation safe. I think their job is to get information from any source that would ensure that those using the internet are not planning attacks on the US.
3. I think that libraries in California are not entirely clear "whether or not the law protects Internet use records from disclosure without a court order" because they would want to leave it open to be able to cooperate to the best of there abilities and not have things so clear that they are unable to cooperate. I only think the steps they could take further to protect their patrons' rights would be to be clear to the patron that the only reason they would disclose any information or cooperate with the FBI was if they had probable cause the shows there would be harm done to American citizens.
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