Another US state mulls consumer right to sue with biometric data privacy legislation

Biometric consent legislation is being considered by lawmakers in the rural U.S. state of Maine.

A pair of bills, neither of which will be voted up or down until next year, would give state residents more ownership of personal data, including biometric identifiers.

Both would fall under the state's Unfair Trade Practices Act. Legislators in both state houses would have to consolidate their bills before sending it to the governor for signing.

One of them, LD 1705, would require …

bills biometric biometric data biometric identifiers biometrics biometrics news commercial applications consent consumer data data privacy data privacy legislation data protection down lawmakers legislation maine ownership personal personal data privacy privacy legislation rural state under