On July 7, 2020, the Maine Attorney General’s Office obtained a victory for consumers in the United States District Court for the District of Maine in the area of broadband privacy law. This ruling, which among other findings held that a Maine statute guarding consumers’ private data from internet service providers is not preempted by federal law, lays the groundwork for other states to potentially enact similar laws in an effort to protect consumers from service providers selling their personal data. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey applauded the ruling by issuing a statement emphasizing that Maine “has a significant interest in protecting Mainers from practices which may place their personal data at risk.” Attorney General Frey further states that this ruling “is a huge victory for Maine consumers.”Continue Reading Attorney General’s Office Achieves Victory on Maine Broadband Privacy Law