or in the workplace, on campuses, and now, on the internet . She also discusses when harassment takes on a threatening tenor and the subject of the harassment is placed in fear, it may become actionable not only in civil courts, but criminal courts as well. Various state and federal statutes regarding harassment and "stalking" have been enacted to attempt to deal with such unwelcome attention, and its harmful effects. As technology progresses, so have legal regulations and remedies. Seeing cyberspace as their "domain," some men apparently feel that female users must be ready to accept hostility as the price for online participation. This rationalization for open hostility and harassment toward women seems to be analogous to the experiences of women entering traditionally male-dominated professions and trades, particularly during the past three decades. A person has a right to solitude and freedom from prying public eyes, in other words, to privacy. The definition of privacy in the Webster's Dictionary is defined as "isolation, seclusion, or freedom from unauthorized oversight or observation." In the essay " The Price of Admission: Harassment and Free Speech in the Wild Wild West," Stephanie Brail discusses how online harassment has become a media headliner in the last few years....
