What is stalking?
10 years ago, it would be physically following a person around. Waiting outside their home/place of work, etc. Not unlike Mark Corrigan in that episode of Peep Show, in which he follows a woman to her University.
However, Mark gives us another example of stalking in an earlier episode; this time, taking a more modern approach, by hacking into the object of his affection's email.
With the advent of the internet, and in particular email and social networking, cyber stalking has become quite the problem. A dedicated cyber stalking can find much information on a person via the internet, and can quite easily locate various accounts on sites they use.
Yet, to many, this isn't stalking. The very fact that it carries a different name, and obviously the lack of physical threat lead many to dismiss it as nothing more than an annoyance.
Stalking can be considered merely a display of affection; albeit one which "the stalked" would clearly not approve or understand.
Again, stalking is a problem defined by an individual's morals. The phrase 'stalker' is thrown around very lightly these days, and it's rare you do hear of actual cases.
Following somebody around as they go about their daily business, however, cannot be deemed anything other than wrong, no matter how you look at it.
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