Category: maine

Former Google exec says he was pushed out for defending human rights

Post author By Randall
Post date January 2, 2020
Categories In business, Campaign, China, ethics, exec, expression, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, Google, human rights, international relations, Internet, maine, Politics, Privacy, privacy rights, project dragonfly, reorganization, ross lajeunesse, senate, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] LaJeunesse joined Google in 2008. In 2017, around the time Google was considering returning to China with a censored search engine, dubbed Project Dragonfly, LaJeunesse began lobbying to formalize Google’s principles supporting free expression and privacy, The Washington Post reports. People like Kent Walker, Google’s chief lawyer and head of policy, reportedly raised concerns […]

Maine passes bill requiring ISPs to ask permission before selling data

Post author By Randall
Post date May 31, 2019
Categories In bill, data, gear, government, Internet, internet service provider, isp, law, legislation, maine, Politics, Privacy, Tech

[ad_1] On top of the data transfer restrictions, the measure bars ISPs from using a lack of consent as an excuse to charge users extra or deny them service. There are exceptions for either selling the ISP’s own products or honoring a court order. The bill echoes similar efforts in places like Seattle, and effectively […]