Which of the following actions by the US government are NOT permitted or required by the US
Patriot Act, signed into law on October 26, 2001?

A.
Search and seizure of information on live systems (including routers and servers), backups, and
archives

B.
Monitoring of Internet communications

C.
Reporting of cash and wire transfers of $5,000 or more

D.
Subpoena of electronic records

Explanation:
Wire and cash transfers of $10,000 or more in a single transaction must be reported to government
officials. Actions in answers “Subpoena of electronic records”, “Monitoring of Internet
communications”, and c are permitted under the Patriot Act. In answers “Subpoena of electronic
records” and “Monitoring of Internet communications”, the government has new powers to
subpoena electronic records and to monitor Internet traffic. In monitoring information, the
government can require the assistance of ISPs and network operators. This monitoring can even
extend into individual organizations. In the Patriot Act, Congress permits investigators to gather
information about electronic mail without having to show probable cause that the person to be
monitored had committed a crime or was intending to commit a crime. In answer c, the items cited
now fall under existing search and seizure laws. A new twist is delayed notification of a search
warrant. Under the Patriot Act, if it suspected that notification of a search warrant would cause a
suspect to flee, a search can be conducted before notification of a search warrant is given. In a
related matter, the US and numerous other nations have signed the Council of Europes Cybercrime
Convention. In the US, participation in the Convention has to be ratified by the Senate. In essence,
the Convention requires the signatory nations to spy on their own residents, even if the action being
monitored is illegal in the country in which the monitoring is taking place.