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Article: Internet firms seek limits on privacy law; State gives users the right to learn ISP's data on them.(BUSINESS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- February 20, 2003
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Byline: Steve Alexander; Staff Writer
The ink is hardly dry on Minnesota's first-of-its-kind Internet privacy law, but already opponents are trying to limit the law's reach, raising concerns among privacy advocates.
The Minnesota law, passed last spring and set to take effect March 1, requires Internet service providers (ISPs) to give customers a listing of information they have about them and their Web browsing habits. ISPs often keep records on the sites their customers visit; sometimes they sell that information to advertisers and retailers.
"The Minnesota law is a pioneer and a test case to see whether state-level privacy laws are desirable ...