IP: cable co hands over ID info

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 18:35:18 -0700
> From: Stanton McCandlish <mech () eff org>
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> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:56:47 -0700
> Subject: [E-LGL] cable co hands over ID info
> From: Fred von Lohmann <fred () vonLohmann com>
> To: EFF-Legal <eff-legal () eff org>
> Sender: owner-eff-legal () eff org
> Reply-To: Fred von Lohmann <fred () vonLohmann com>
>
> FYI:
>
> CABLE CO. TO REVEAL NET ACTIVITIES WITHOUT SUBSCRIBER NOTICE
> A federal court judge in NY has ordered a cable company to
> provide federal investigators with details about one of its
> Internet subscribers without informing the subscriber.  The
> judge ruled that Internet services are not governed by a
> section in the Cable Act that requires disclosure for
> personal information requests.
> <http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/nwlink.cgi?ACG=ZZZ5C1JRPQC>
>
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