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Businesses push for unified 'New England' privacy model; lawmakers aren’t convinced

By Maria Dinzeo ( June 12, 2025, 00:32 GMT | Comment) -- Business groups are urging northeastern states to rally around a single framework for data privacy, calling it the “New England model.” But lawmakers in Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont aren’t buying it, instead advancing stricter consumer protections that diverge from laws already on the books in Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire.Uniformity. Interoperability. Harmonization. This is the jargon echoing throughout Northeastern statehouses as lobbyists push for a shared privacy framework they call the “New England model.” It represents a wish list for tech companies, retailers and hospitality groups as they urge legislatures to adopt a shared privacy framework that will make doing business more seamless across state lines....

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