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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Internet service providers drop challenge of privacy law

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

One of the strictest internet privacy laws in the United States has withstood a legal challenge, as a group of telecommunication providers has dropped its bid to overturn the Maine standard.

Maine created one of the toughest rules in the nation for internet service providers in 2020 when it began enforcing an “opt-in” web privacy standard. The law stops the service providers from using, disclosing, selling or providing access to customers' personal information without permission.

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