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Article: Private eyes are watching you: Consumer online privacy protection-lessons from home and abroad
- Article from:
- Texas International Law Journal
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright University of Texas, Austin, School of Law Publications, Inc. Spring 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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I. INTRODUCTION
Imagine you're at home eating a TV dinner you just purchased from your local grocery. Suddenly, a sly-looking store clerk appears in your dining room window and starts taking pictures of you.
"Hey, buddy!" you complain, angrily pointing at the camera. "What gives y
ou the right to come in here with that thing? This is private property."
"Well," he replies, "you bought those groceries at my store, you see-and we have a right to keep our shelves stocked with the latest in popular consumer products. It's for your own good, you understand." He grins, and continues taking pictures of your lawn, your bathroom, your bedroom, your pantry, etc.1
It sounds like something out of a ...