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.
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>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.
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>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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