Maine Governor Signs Strictest Internet Protections in the U.S.

(TNS) — Maine Internet service providers will face the strictest consumer privacy protections in the nation under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. Janet Mills, but the new law will almost certainly be challenged in court. State Sen. Shenna Bellows, D-Manchester, the sponsor of the new law, said Maine was taking a leading role when it came to protecting online consumer privacy. “No other state has passed language similar to that contained in LD 946, and Maine should avoid being the first to attempt to regulate an interstate service,” wrote Christina Fisher, the executive director in the Northeast for TechNet, a coalition of 84 technology companies in the U.S. Fisher, in written testimony opposing the law.

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