Internet Industry Groups Drop Challenge to Maine Privacy Law (2)

Industry groups representing internet service providers dropped their legal challenge to a Maine law that limits use of customer data.

CTIA – The Wireless Association and the other groups sued over a 2019 state law that restricts the disclosure or sale of information collected about internet users—such as their web browsing history or location—without their permission.

The trade associations have voluntarily dismissed their claims against its implementation, according to a filing Friday in a Bangor, Maine federal court. The groups had argued that the state law conflicts with congressional action that repealed previously issued internet privacy rules from the Federal ...