Washington Privacy Organizers

My oh my … the Washington state legislative session started on January 12 and immediately shifted into ultra-high gear — we’ve already testified at multiple hearings.  Social networks are the best way to keep up with what we’re up to. We’re on Blacksky at @wa-privacy.net; you can also follow from Bluesky  For Mastodon (or compatible software … Read more

Friday February 28 was the “fiscal cutoff”: any bills in the House not approved by the Appropriations committee are dead for the session. Alas, Appropriations never called a hearing or scheduled a vote on either of the bills we were supporting, so they’re both dead. If you came to this page because you clicked on … Read more

The People’s Privacy Act has passed its first hurdle … so noow’s a good time time to tell your legislators to STRENGTHEN and PASS the People’s Privacy Act.  Here’s how to do it via email, phone, or the web form on the legislature’s site.

If you’re one of the millions of people who have decided to get away from corporate social networks controlled by big tech companies that make money by exploiting your data, here’s how you can follow Washington Privacy Organizers On Bluesky: @wa-privacy.net On the fediverse: @waprivacy@pnw.zone    

Emailed to Gov. Inslee’s Policy staff, and submitted via the contact form, on April 24.

The Senate passed an amended version of My Health My Data 27-21 on April 5.  Sen. Mullet proposed multiple amendments to weaken the bill, as did several Republicans; all failed.  In the final vote, all the Democrats except for Sen. Mullet voted yes; Sen. Mullet and all the Republicans voted no.  Here’s the letter we … Read more

My Health My Data (HB 1155) provides strong privacy protections for Washingtonians’ health data. It blocks apps, websites, and advertisers from collecting and sharing Washingtonians’ health data without their consent, and requires a signed authorization for data brokers to buy or sell our health data. Pro-Choice Washington, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, Legal Voice, Gender Justice … Read more