IP: Lawsuit Says Web Cookies Allow Illegal Stalking

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> From: "the terminal of Geoff Goodfellow" <geoff () iconia com>
> To: "Dave E-mail Pamphleteer Farber" <farber () cis upenn edu>
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> http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/02/cyber/cyberlaw/18law.html
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> Lawsuit Says Web Cookies Allow Illegal Stalking
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> By CARL S. KAPLAN
> The New York Times
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> Under the law of Texas, a person who follows another person around repeatedly
> in a way that is calculated to cause the victim to fear for his safety or the
> safety of his family or property is guilty of the crime of stalking.
>
> Obviously, the law would apply to a crazed fan who shows up with a 
> baseball bat
> at a movie starlet's home every Saturday night.
>
> But in the Internet age, can the Texas law be applied to a Web site owner that
> is accused of electronically monitoring the browsing habits of its customers?
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