Minnesota Bill Would Regulate ISPs' Handling of Data

Minnesota legislators will meet to hammer out differences in a pair of consumer protections bills, which would, if successful, make the state the first to regulate the way Internet service providers must handle consumers' private data. It is a proposal that, despite its localized Midwestern jurisdiction, has provoked sharp criticism from a raft of U.S. high-tech businesses, including, among others, America Online, Yahoo, WorldCom and eBay.