Otto Reutter,a German exchange student at Maryland University,was accused of hacking into the university's website.The district court of Maryland claimed that Otto's actions had a considerable impact on the university's privacy policy.Which of the following validates the district court's claim?

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The territorial principle states that a country's laws apply within its borders. In this case, the university's website is located within the territorial jurisdiction of Maryland, and Otto Reutter, as a German exchange student, is subject to the laws of Maryland while studying there. Therefore, the district court's claim that Otto's actions had an impact on the university's privacy policy is validated by the territorial principle.

Otto Reutter,a German Exchange Student at Maryland University,was Accused of Hacking