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Technology Stocks : America On-Line: will it survive ...?
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To: yard_man who wrote (6938)1/21/1998 5:37:00 PM
From: jack rand  Read Replies (2) of 13594
 
ZDNN Omitted this part per AP story (see 2nd para):

''The Navy deliberately ignored both federal law and well-established
procedures for handling government inquiries about AOL members,'' the
Dulles, Va.,-based on-line service said. ''The Navy investigator who
telephoned AOL did not identify himself properly and did not reveal the true purpose of his call.''

In today's preliminary hearing, however, Justice Department attorney
David Glass said no law requires government officials to identify
themselves in seeking information in connection with investigations and no law forbids them from receiving information volunteered by an on-line service company's personnel.

Full text at:
wire.ap.org

IOW, AOL was wrong again. There's no law requiring any law enforcement
to identify themselves in such pursuits. If there were, there'd be
no such thing as 'undercover investigation', which of course is
routine. AOL simply was at fault for releasing the info absent court
order.

IMO the incident itself isn't the thing (shit happens; esp with
$7/hr support people trained for only 7 days). The thing is how
AOL handled it. First flat denial, now admission, and incorrect
legal complaint. It's incomptent arrogance.

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