privacy

Published
August 8, 2019

Commentary: Data privacy laws could make criminal justice system even more unfair

As written, these regulations give police access to useful information while keeping it out of defendants' reach.
Published
July 29, 2019

Capital One data breach compromises 100 million credit card applications

In an unusual development, a suspect is already in FBI custody, apparently because she boasted online about what she had done.
Published
July 12, 2019

FTC approves $5 billion settlement with Facebook over privacy practices

The deal could result in broad consequences, including Facebook having to keep closer watch over third-party apps, and more government oversight.
Published
July 10, 2019

Our View: Searches show how privacy laws have fallen behind

Federal investigators accessed hundreds of millions of photos from databases, just the latest example of how privacy rights are eroding.
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 26, 2019

Maine schools grapple with opening bathroom doors to deter trouble-makers

Students want privacy. Schools want to keep kids from doing things they shouldn't behind closed doors.
Published
May 24, 2019

Commentary: Maine should have single set of rules governing online privacy

L.D. 946 covers only internet service providers, leaving customers' data open to exploitation by search engines and social media.