privacy
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PublishedOctober 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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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
Commentary: A call to action – secure our world by protecting ourselves and our digital assets
It’s time we change our behavior when it comes to cybersecurity and our online habits.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2023
Biden’s China investment rules mean more data for U.S. spies to tap
Companies planning to invest in sensitive Chinese technology such as semiconductors, quantum computing and artificial intelligence would have to share details with the government, according to an executive order Biden signed last week.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2023
Maine Voices: ‘Privacy is power,’ and we all deserve to have it back
Mainers need their state legislators to give support to strong privacy bills that will guarantee that their personal information is protected by the law.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2023
Commentary: Big Tech makes billions off our personal data. It’s time for the U.S. to pull the reins.
Under a new tech tax, Americans earning under a certain sum annually could receive a ‘data dividend.’
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2022
Our View: Maine’s landmark internet privacy law should set pace for other states
Maine took on powerful telecom companies and won, paving the way for privacy rights to spread across the country.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2022
Data privacy and abortion limits set to collide post-Roe
Privacy advocates sounded alarms that women should be vigilant in the types of data and content they share with fertility and health apps and through social media.
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PublishedJune 24, 2022
After Roe ruling, Democrats seek probe of tech companies’ use of personal data
Privacy experts say the ruling could make women vulnerable because their personal data could be used to surveil pregnancies and be shared with police or sold to vigilantes.
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
Maine Voices: Stop saying small-business owners oppose Maine biometric privacy bill
It’s in the interest of Big Tech to defeat L.D. 1945, which would create guardrails on how companies can use our personal identifiers – our fingerprints, faces and voices.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2022
Another View: Google shouldn’t know where you are if you don’t want it to
A lawsuit alleges the tech giant made it ’nearly impossible’ for users to avoid sharing their location data.
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