Editing Wiretapping (section)

===Webtapping===

Logging the [[IP address]]es of users that access certain websites is commonly called "webtapping".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bronk |first=Chris |date=2008-11-05 |title=Webtapping: Securing the Internet to save us from transnational terror? |journal=First Monday |volume=13 |issue=11 |doi=10.5210/fm.v13i11.2192 |doi-access=free}}</ref>

Webtapping is used to monitor websites that presumably contain dangerous or sensitive materials, and the people that access them. It is allowed in the US by the [[USA PATRIOT Act|Patriot Act]], but is considered a questionable practice by many.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1112945042/google-wiretapping-charges-upheld-091113/ |title=Google Wiretapping Charges Are Legit, Says US Appeals Court |last=Harper |first=Michael |date=2013-09-11 |website=Redorbit |access-date=2013-09-11}}</ref>