In a March 29 letter to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, the Media Coalition, a free-speech group, said the legislation was overly broad and could curb freespeechonline.
Attorney Hanni Fakhoury of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which advocates for onlinefreespeech and privacy rights, said the data amassed by police from surveillance cameras and personal devices has enormous crime-solving potential.
In laying down the guidelines, the department is trying to balance free-speech rights and the educational benefits of online learning with the dangers it sees in teachers and students getting too comfortable in less-traditional settings.