privacy

Published
August 24, 2024

Sensors can read your sweat and predict overheating. Here’s why privacy advocates care

As global temperatures rise and summer months bring record high temperatures, employers are exploring wearable technologies to keep workers safe
Published
May 10, 2024

‘RoboCop’ security systems pop up in Maine as concerns over retail theft rise

The flashing blue lights atop poles in some Maine parking lots are designed to deter criminals, but some question the balance of safety vs. privacy.
Published
April 17, 2024

Maine lawmakers kill 2 bills meant to protect privacy of residents’ online data

The state's business leaders fiercely opposed the restrictions they said would have limited their ability to target ads to potential customers.
Published
April 16, 2024

Maine House backs data privacy bill

The legislation aims to regulate the collection, use, processing, transfer, sale and deletion of non-publicly available personal data. Business groups say the bill would detach Maine's businesses from the global online marketplace.
Published
April 7, 2024

Lawmakers unveil sprawling plan to expand online privacy protections

The compromise bill would give users the right to opt out of certain data practices, including targeted advertising.

Published
April 6, 2024

House, Senate leaders nearing deal on landmark online privacy bill

Lawmakers have tried to pass a so-called comprehensive federal privacy law for over two decades, but negotiations in both chambers have repeatedly broken down over the years amid partisan disputes over the scope of the protections.
Published
March 27, 2024

Maine Democrats advance digital privacy bill opposed by businesses

The measure would enact strict limits on when a company can collect, store and analyze consumer information, while creating exemptions for nonprofits, educational institutions and hospitals.
Published
March 27, 2024

TikTok is under investigation by FTC over data practices and could face a lawsuit

The investigation is the latest battle the social media company, which is already fighting against a federal bill that could ban the platform in the U.S. if it doesn’t break ties with its Beijing-based parent company.
Published
March 14, 2024

Maine regulators might let utilities report surges in power use as way to identify illegal cannabis grows

Versant Power, which calls illegal marijuana operations an 'escalating problem,' proposed the change to allow it, CMP and other utilities to disclose confidential customer information to law enforcement when there is 'good faith belief' of a crime.
Published
October 17, 2023

Mainers need a law to protect their digital privacy, advocates say, but businesses object

A legislative committee held a public hearing Tuesday on proposals to restrict the consumer information that technology companies can collect and sell.

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