Tag: maine
  • Feb 21, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

ISPs sue Maine; claim their First Amendment right to free speech allows them to sell your internet history

Internet service providers (ISPs) are taking the state of Maine to court over an internet privacy law that the ISPs do not want to follow. The lawsuit was first reported on by ArsTechnica’s Jon Brodkin. Back in 2017, Maine legislatures on every side of the bench came together to propose a law that forbade ISPs … Continue reading “ISPs sue Maine; claim their First Amendment right to free speech allows them to sell your internet history”

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  • May 16, 2017 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

Independents, Republicans, and Democrats come together to propose internet privacy bill in Maine

Independents, Republicans, and Democrats in the Maine Senate have come together to propose a bill that would protect internet privacy at the state level. The bill, LD 1610, is formally called: “An Act To Protect Privacy of Online Customer Personal Information.” Unlike some other proposed laws such as the “Restoring Internet Freedom Act,” this bill … Continue reading “Independents, Republicans, and Democrats come together to propose internet privacy bill in Maine”

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