drinks, as well as an agreement with one of the largest gas station franchises in the world to curb tobacco sales to minors at its 13,000 outlets across the United States. Internet privacy Recognizing that rapid developments in Internet technology and enterprise have created new and significant privacy risks for both consumers and corporations, Gansler led state and national efforts to protect online privacy. For example, he led a charge by 36 state attorneys general to demand accountability from the nation's largest provider of Internet services when it unilaterally changed its privacy policy. He also brought an action against a major retailer for an online breach that led to the theft of consumer credit card data from 100 million transactions. Public safety Gansler established the first-ever Attorney General Gang Prosecution Unit in Maryland. Gansler co-chaired the statewide Human Trafficking Task Force and spearheaded tougher domestic violence laws through his role as Co-Chair of Maryland's Family Violence Council. Gansler also established a statewide Internet safety initiative focused on school-aged children, shut down an online anonymous gossip site being used to torment young students, helped eliminate the online illegal adult services section of Craigslist, and worked on a nationally coordinated effort targeting sexual predators who use social networking websites to lure victims. Tens of thousands of sexual predators were removed from social networking sites as a result of this effort. For this work, he received the Champion of Online Safety Award. Civil rights Gansler demonstrated a long-standing commitment to civil rights in his creation of the first-ever Director of Civil Rights position in the Office of the Attorney General. He set up a Voting Irregularities Task Force to address voter suppression issues in Maryland, and a Campaign Finance Advisory Committee to explore ways to ensure fair participation in the electoral process. He also published a report providing guidance on taser training protocols that is being used nationally by law enforcement, and a report that assists Maryland's institutions of higher education in legally developing and maintaining diversity. He worked for judicial election reform that would ensure diversity of the bench. For this work, as well as his successful efforts to increase diversity both in the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and the Office of the Attorney General, Gansler was awarded the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Keeper's Award. Same-sex marriage Gansler was the first statewide elected official in Maryland to support marriage