Airline's Entry to Private Website May Have Been Unlawful
Hawaiian Airlines may have violated federal wiretap laws when an executive used a pilot's name to access a private web site that contained comments critical of the company. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that accessing a private web site under false pretenses may constitute a violation of the Federal Wiretap Act and the Stored Communication Act.
Airline may be held liable for accessing Web site, CNET (Bloomberg News), January 8, 2001.
Konop v. Hawaiian Airlines, No. 99-55106, Findlaw.com.
Court withdraws opinion on Web site access, CNET (AP), August 29, 2001.
