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An Uneasy Peace: Maine’s Act to Prevent Marketing to Minors and the Continuing Problems of Privacy for Children and Teens

BNA's Privacy & Security Law Report
September 14, 2009

Although Maine’s new law banning most collection and use of personal data of minors for marketing purposes has been put on hold and may likely never be implemented, the statute has been overwhelmingly successful in increasing the focus on the issues of child and teen privacy, the authors write.