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The public hearing on LD 946 is about to begin. Follow this thread for updates. #YesOnLD946 #mepolitics

Sponsor of LD 946 @SenBellows: "ISPs know when you are sleeping and know when you're awake. ISPs know more about us than we know about ourselves." #YesOnLD946 #mepolitics

“As Maine legislators, we all know we cannot wait for Congress to act. LD 946 will fill the gap created by the Congress, restoring control of the most personal and private data to the individual.” - @stacey_guerin, LD 946 co-sponsor. #YesOnLD946 #mepolitics

"Using the Internet is no longer just a luxury that we can choose not to participate in. The Internet has become a necessity for everything from work to school to paying bills." -@stacey_guerin, LD 946 co-sponsor. #YesOnLD946 #mepolitics

"A broadband provider sees 100 percent of a customers’ unencrypted Internet traffic...[and can] also see all the encrypted traffic (not content) over their networks." - @gigibsohn, Distinguished Fellow at @GtownTechLaw. #YesOnLD946 #mepolitics

"LD 946 would give consumers control over this wealth of data and would place an affirmative duty on broadband companies to take reasonable measures to secure that data." - @gigibsohn, Distinguished Fellow at @GtownTechLaw. #YesOnLD946 #mepolitics

"When the federal government abdicates its right to protect consumers, the state must step in." - @gigibsohn, Distinguished Fellow at @GtownTechLaw. #YesOnLD946 #mepolitics

“If I don’t like Facebook’s privacy policy, I can use Twitter instead. If I don’t like any of them, I can eschew social media altogether. But if I don’t like the privacy policies of the sole broadband provider in my community...I am out of luck.” - @RobertTKelley #mepolitics