The legislation would implement sensible guardrails to ensure Maine consumers can choose how their data is used, protect civil rights, and limit undue government surveillance.

LD 1973 would have maintained the status quo for consumer privacy in Maine, allowing tech giants to continue their worst abuses.

Like an unconstitutional Florida law, LD 2204 would prohibit people from buying property based solely on their national origin, along with provisions that would increase incarceration rates and expand police surveillance without probable cause.

Plans to fingerprint public school students raise serious privacy concerns. We've filed an open records request to learn more.

A new report shows Maine is failing its people on data privacy, but pending legislation could give Maine's people the strongest protections in the nation.

Privacy isn’t about secrecy. It’s about control. Governments, individuals, and companies can purchase information collected about Maine consumers, tracking faces at protests, political rallies, places of worship, family planning clinics, and more.

The law received backing from the ACLU of Maine and Maine law enforcement 

Maine is on its way to becoming the first state in the nation to regulate the use of facial recognition technology by public officials.