In twist, federal agents grab Internet domain names
Wednesday, March 5, 2003
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Federal agents routinely seize property used in crimes, from drug dealer's cars to hackers' computers. But the government has begun nabbing Internet domain names -- a tactic civil libertarians say threatens online merchants and could enable the feds to spy on unwitting Web surfers.
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