Are user identities are still sacred? One federal court judge in Seattle believes so. In what free speech proponents are hailing as a major First Amendment victory, a federal court in Seattle recently held that an Internet Service Provider could not be compelled to disclose the identities of certain of its users.
Internet Service Providers: Are User Identities Still Sacred? (May 2001)
September, 2002
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