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Wiretaps authorized on persons rather than the communications hardware are very useful for [[law enforcement]] when a suspect has easy access to various [[cell phone]]s, [[computer]]s, [[pay phone]]s, and private land lines. Before roving wiretaps, the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] would need to get a separate FISC ([[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]]) warrant for each method of communication used by a terrorist. With roving wiretaps, the FBI only needs to get one warrant, and tap whatever line the suspect happens to be using at the time.<ref name="206derosa">DeRosa, Mary. “Section 206: Roving Surveillance Authority Under FISA: A Summary” (American Bar Association, 2005). </ref>

Wiretaps authorized on persons rather than the communications hardware are very useful for [[law enforcement]] when a suspect has easy access to various [[cell phone]]s, [[computer]]s, [[pay phone]]s, and private land lines. Before roving wiretaps, the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] would need to get a separate FISC ([[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]]) warrant for each method of communication used by a terrorist. With roving wiretaps, the FBI only needs to get one warrant, and tap whatever line the suspect happens to be using at the time.<ref name="206derosa">DeRosa, Mary. “Section 206: Roving Surveillance Authority Under FISA: A Summary” (American Bar Association, 2005). </ref>

The FISA Act which created the FISA Court itself has become outmoded, the original intent directed against foreign [[nation state]]s, and did not adaquately consider the national security threat coming from non-state actors, such as terrorist organizations.  Hence terrorists were able to exploit a loophole in the law.

The FISA Act which created the FISA Court itself has become outmoded, the original intent directed against foreign [[nation state]]s, and did not adequately consider the national security threat coming from non-state actors, such as terrorist organizations.  Hence terrorists were able to exploit a loophole in the law.

The [[Patriot Act]] extended the use of roving wiretaps to include the investigation of [[terrorist]] activities.

The [[Patriot Act]] extended the use of roving wiretaps to include the investigation of [[terrorist]] activities.

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