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Maine lawmakers chose profits over privacy. Maine will pay for it. | Opinion

Dignity is bad for business, which is why lobbyists killed what could have been the strongest consumer data protection law in the country.

Layne Gregory lives in Falmouth.
Maine’s Legislature failed to enact LD 1822, the Maine Online Data Privacy Act — and with it, failed every Mainer whose personal data is being harvested, bought and sold without their meaningful consent.
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Source: Portland Press Herald | Published: 2026-04-28T16:00:00Z

Credit: Portland Press Herald

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