>>say whaaaat?
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>>http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/07/1824228&from=rss
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>>http://www.secureworks.com/research/falsepositive.php
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>Neither article goes directly into the notorious circumstances behind the case. (A link included in a reader response does -- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24670474/). A lot of people were left frustrated that the woman was not charged with anything. The charge of creating a false identity is a stretch, and would be a horrible precedent, but evidently it was the best they could come up with. I doubt it will go anywhere in court (IANAL).

I agree this lady is a creep and should face some sort of legal consequences (both criminal and civil) - but I think going after her this way is a bad interpretation of the law. The Missouri prosecutor is just upset because no state laws apply to the case....but making everyone who wants some anonymity on the internet a felon is kinda stupid if you ask me. I don't like the idea of this lady getting off, but what should be done is make a NEW law of somekind so that this doesn't happen again - don't go reinterpet an existing law that turns 1/2 the internet popluation into felons!