After Roe ruling, Democrats seek probe of tech companies’ use of personal data

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Published
June 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.
Published
August 7, 2020

Enforcement of Maine’s strict online privacy law begins without clear strategy

The state's attorney general said most internet service providers affirm they are complying, but a group of large providers is fighting the law in court.
Published
May 28, 2020

ACLU steps in to support Maine’s online privacy law

Internet industry groups filed a lawsuit challenging the law, which takes effect in July and is seen as one of the strictest in the country.
Published
February 19, 2020

Internet service providers sue Maine over privacy law

The law, which passed last year and is set to take effect in July, requires companies to get opt-in consent from customers before their data can be shared.
Published
January 6, 2020

Portland schools, city continue work on body camera negotiations

The police chief stressed a desire to start using the cameras right away at a board meeting in November, but school officials say there is no firm timeline for working out an agreement governing the rules for their use.
Published
October 16, 2019

Your smartphone selfies could tell stalkers where you live

In a recent incident, a man stalking a Japanese pop star found out where she lives using her social media photos and Google Street View.
Published
June 27, 2019

Zuckerberg invites regulators to help Facebook protect elections

In a discussion at Harvard Law School, the Facebook CEO invited regulators to set industrywide privacy standards and take a harder line with foreign interference in elections.
Published
May 29, 2019

Lawmakers move to pass nation’s strictest internet privacy law

The Maine House follows the Senate in supporting a bill that would prohibit internet service providers from selling customers' data without their consent.
Published
May 6, 2019

Alexa has been eavesdropping on you this whole time

A columnist listened to four years of his Alexa archive, and discovered Amazon tracks us in more ways than we might want.
Published
April 29, 2019

Bill would curb data selling by Maine internet service providers

Lawmakers are scheduled to take up a measure Tuesday that would require Maine internet service providers to obtain consent before sharing customer data with a third party.