Judge Finds Web Browser GET Requests, Cookies, Are Direct Communications

Mealey's (June 23, 2021, 3:13 PM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — The automated and instantaneous communications between an internet user’s web browser and the web servers of the entities providing the information necessary to build a web page constitute direct communications between those parties, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled June 17, disposing of a putative class wiretap claim brought against retailer Harriet Carter Gifts Inc. and its marketing partner....