Protect the Privacy of Online Customer Information
| Category: | Privacy / Data Protection |
|---|---|
| Status: | Passed |
| Sponsor: | Senator Shenna Bellows, Senate 14 - Kennebec County |
| Session: | 129 |
| Bill #: | LD 946 |
Position:
Monitoring.
UPDATE: This bill has been passed and signed into law. New law language here.
Summary:
This bill prohibits a provider of broadband Internet access service from using, disclosing, selling or permitting access to customer personal information unless the customer expressly consents to that use, disclosure, sale or access. The bill provides other exceptions under which a provider may use, disclose, sell or permit access to customer personal information. The bill prohibits a provider from refusing to serve a customer, charging a customer a penalty or offering a customer a discount if the customer does or does not consent to the use, disclosure, sale or access. The bill requires providers to take reasonable measures to protect customer personal information from unauthorized use, disclosure, sale or access. The provisions of the bill apply to providers operating within the State when providing broadband Internet access service to customers that are billed for service received in the State and are physically located in the State.