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Internet

Published
February 19, 2020

Internet service providers sue Maine over privacy law

The law, which passed last year and is set to take effect in July, requires companies to get opt-in consent from customers before their data can be shared.
Published
February 14, 2020

Our View: Internet outages, dropped charges and child trauma

A Biddeford bus driver is owed an apology, and other comments on recent news.
Published
December 13, 2019

Commentary: Online shopping is growing, but it isn’t creating jobs

Internet sales are still rising briskly. Employment in the sector is not. Could our robot overlords be to blame?
Published
December 8, 2019

Why Americans are staying put

Policymakers will have to come to terms with a much more rooted population than we have had in the past.
Published
November 30, 2019

Maine Voices: Internet privacy law is a good first step, but much more needs to be done

Protecting Mainers online calls for regulating websites, social media platforms and data brokers, not just internet service providers.

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Published
November 23, 2019

Maine Voices: Give ‘we, the people’ control of our state’s vital infrastructure

Electricity, water, banks and the internet should be in the hands of the public, not corporate interests.
Published
November 16, 2019

Another View: Tech platforms have far to go in policing child exploitation material online

Their ability to take on this task will say much about their ability to take on all the others.
Published
November 6, 2019

Leonard Pitts: Get over it, boomers! Gen Z’s disdain for us is the natural order of things

The kids may 'OK' this boomer to their hearts' content – someday, they'll fill his shoes.
Published
October 28, 2019

Broadband summit kicks off at Thomas College in Waterville

The summit includes local officials, state and regional representatives and technical experts discussing ways to improve broadband connectivity in rural Maine.
Published
October 22, 2019

Our View: Storm exposes flaw in Maine’s cable regulation

Electric utilities and telephone companies are regulated by the PUC, but internet providers are not – so they don't have to say who's out of service or when service will be restored.