As the proud father of two tech-savvy daughters, I have seen first-hand the influence of rapidly evolving technology on children growing up in the digital world. Simply put, the internet is unavoidable in a modern child’s daily life. In fact, the average child has their first smartphone by 10 years old, and by 12, their first social media account. Given technology’s dominance, the need to protect our children online is critical now more than ever.
Internet privacy is one of the largest components of online security. Our leaders in Augusta seemed to recognize its importance this year when they passed privacy legislation with the goal of protecting customer information. However, despite the law’s good intentions, it doesn’t go far enough to actually protect Mainers online.
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