[Web4lib] wireless and Patriot Act

[Karen Coyle]

I thought this was an excellent question so I forwarded it on...tThis 
has now been blogged (and answered) on Mary Minow's LibraryLaw Blog:

   http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/

kc

Tana Elias wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've recently been asked a question I don't know the answer to.  It 
> is: A patron wants to know if he used our wireless on our internet, 
> would his computer then be subject to the same scrutiny under the 
> Patriot Act as our library machines are?
> To expand this, can wireless interactions be tracked the same as 
> in-library interactions?
>
> Have any of you had to answer this question, or dealt with this issue 
> in your library?  Any ideas, articles, etc. would be helpful.  I 
> couldn't find much specifically on this issue.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Tana Elias
>
>
>
>
> Tana Elias, Web Librarian
> Madison Public Library
> 201 W. Mifflin St.
> Madison, WI  53703
> http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org
> telias at scls.lib.wi.us
> 608-266-4953
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