E. Requiring the posting on the Internet of forms and information needed to interact with State Government, such as tax forms, registration forms and ballots;

F. Encouraging the timely posting on the agency or department web sites of information determined necessary or beneficial to the public; and

G. Amending the Freedom of Information Act to include the posting of requested documents or delivery through e-mail as a way of meeting Freedom of Information Act requirements;

3. The protection of consumer and citizen privacy by:

A. Establishing and enforcing an Internet privacy policy that includes the extension of current privacy laws to electronic transmissions, notice of what is to be done with information that the consumer or user is providing, the right to opt out and a procedure to measure compliance with the policy. Information collected from a user would be limited to that which is necessary and relevant to the transaction and the user must be allowed the opportunity to verify and correct the information. Violation of the policy would be a crime;

B. Protecting the privacy of children 13 years of age and younger;

C. Exercising criminal and civil jurisdiction over persons using Internet service providers or facilities located in Maine in violation of the policy; and

D. Permitting citizens to use an appropriate level of encryption to protect the privacy and security of their communications over the Internet, except for the use of encryption to avoid detection in the commission of an illegal act;

4. The mitigation of unsolicited bulk e-mail or spamming by:

A. Defining spamming and providing appropriate criminal penalties;

B. Clarifying that the use of an Internet service provider's facilities and computer network located in Maine subjects the user to Maine jurisdiction;

C. Establishing theft of services crimes for the unauthorized or fraudulent use of e-mail header information in connection with the transmission of unsolicited bulk e-mail or