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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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inNation & World, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.