A federal judge dismissed most of a lawsuit against the state, filed by internet service providers who want to sell customers’ personal information.
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Federal judge rejects much of legal challenge to Maine internet privacy law
The law, one of the nation’s strictest, requires internet service providers to get consumers’ consent before using or sharing their internet-usage data.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Help close the Maine broadband gap – vote for expansion bond
The pandemic has made clear that reliable and affordable internet is a necessity for our livelihood, our education, our health care and our economy.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: It shouldn’t take a pandemic to raise awareness of the ‘homework gap’
A national solution is needed to ensure that cost or lack of infrastructure won’t keep kids from accessing broadband.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
ACLU steps in to support Maine’s online privacy law
Internet industry groups filed a lawsuit challenging the law, which takes effect in July and is seen as one of the strictest in the country.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Reps. Brennan, Ingwersen: Pandemic crisis highlights importance of Maine schools, teachers
Remote learning will likely be a tool in our state’s toolbox, as long as new policies focus on equity and student success.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Our state’s social distancers can’t afford to be Luddites
Personally and professionally, now is the time to harness the power of the internet.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Higher-education pundits are drawing the wrong lesson from COVID-19
The pandemic has made clear the ways in which fully online learning is no substitute for the traditional campus-based experience for young adults.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: To keep the air clear after COVID-19, take steps for clean transportation
It’s important to make sure that the post-pandemic ‘new normal’ includes clearer skies and healthier lives.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Support local journalism – it’s cheaper than the frightening alternative
Where power is not held to account, there can be no democracy.