Washington Privacy Organizers

The Senate voted 39-10 to concur with the House’s weak version of SB 6002, regulating Flock and other ALPRs.  It’s a very disappointing result.  As Rep. Brianna Thomas said on the House floor Establishing any framework at this point for retention, access, and sharing is indeed a step forward. That said, the bill doesn’t meet … Read more

The Washington state legislative session ends on Thursday March 12 and it’s been even more intense than usual.  Right now the discussions around SB 6002, the Driver Privacy Act regulating Flock and other ALPRs are the most intense. Sen. Trudeau’s original bill was a “compromise”, which advocates said was too weak to protect Washingtonians — … Read more

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

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.

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

My Health My Data (HB 1155) safeguards Washington residents’ personal medical data and prevents it from being sold to bounty hunters, data brokers, and law enforcement. Pro-Choice Washington, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates; Gender Justice League, Legal Voice, and ACLU of Washington all support this bill. The original version of the bill was very strong, but … Read more