A vote by the Maine Senate on the Data Privacy and Protection Act ends the chance of passage for what would have been the nation's strongest data privacy…

While some privacy experts are pleased by the proposed federal data privacy law, others say its clash with state regulations could do more harm than good.

Maine lawmakers are debating between legislation with strong consumer data protections and a weaker bill favored by industry.

Of the 14 states that have a "comprehensive" consumer privacy law, none received an "A" grade and half have failed, a new report found.

Private firms operating with little oversight are collecting data that some experts say amount to an unacceptable level of surveillance.

The new law promises to fill gaps left by the landmark California Consumer Protection Act, a 2018 law emulated by other states.

Gov. John Carney signed the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act into law, making the state the 12th to have a consumer privacy law.

Lawmakers in Pennsylvania began discussing a data privacy bill that would allow consumers to opt out of having their data collected online.

Washington's "My Health, My Data" act provides consumer protections not found in the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act.