To the WA Congressional delegation: thank you for not passing ADPPA this session – and we look forward to working with you on privacy in 2023
A letter sent by over two dozen Washington residents, December 27, 2022
The Bad Washington Privacy Act did not pass! Thanks to everybody who got involved!
The Washington state legislature adjourned for the session today without taking any action on the Bad Washington Privacy Act, SB 5062. It’s a huge win for Washingtonians’ privacy! This is the fourth year in a row that the Tech Equity Coalition members and grassroots activists have kept big tech lobbyists from writing the rules on … Read more
ASAP! Tell your legislators: OPPOSE the Bad Washington Privacy Act. Don’t let them sneak it through at the last minute!
With only three days left in the session, tech lobbyists are making a last-ditch effort to pass the Bad Washington Privacy Act! Just this morning, a new amendment to SB 5062 was published, undoing the improvements the House had made earlier in the session. And there’s just enough time left in the session for the … Read more
It ain’t over till it’s over: #waleg privacy legislative update, March 7-10 (UPDATED)
One way or another, we’ll know soon enough.
Tell your legislators to put people’s needs first!
The session ends Thursday, so let’s keep the pressure on just in case they’re thinking of shenanigans — and keep laying the groundwork for next session by advocating for the bill we really want:
The situation is … fluid: #waleg privacy legislation update, March 4 (late-night update)
Updated around 12:30 am, March 5, with a late-night update and typo and emoji fixes. When we did our February 14 💘Update, Reps. Slatter and Berg’s ❓Foundational Data Privacy Act, HB 1850 ❓ was a potentially-promising replacement for Sen. Carlyle’s 👎🏽Bad Washington Privacy Act, SB 5062👎🏽. But that’s old news. After industry lobbyists claimed that❓HB … Read more
2022 Washington privacy legislation
There are so many versions of privacy bills floating around that it can be challenging to know which is which. Here’s a short description of three key bills in Washington’s 2022 session. ACLU of Washington’s Bill Comparison Chart has a high-level comparison. 💜 HB 1433, the People’s Privacy Act 💜, sponsored by Rep. Shelley Kloba … Read more
Tell your legislators: OPPOSE the Bad Washington Privacy Act (SB 5062) and HB 1850!
Washington’s legislature is trying to pass the weak, industry-backed Bad Washington Privacy Act for the fourth year in a row, as well as a different bill advanced from the House. Whether together or separate, these bills only protect people’s privacy in theory, not in practice. The bills: The Bad Washington Privacy Act (SB 5062) … Read more
Tell your legislators to OPPOSE P2SHB 1850 — Don’t entrust our privacy to a commission that’s a playground for lobbyists
Washington’s legislature is trying to pass the weak, industry-backed Bad Washington Privacy Act for the fourth year in a row, as well as a different bill advanced from the House. Legislators seem to have agreed that either both bills pass, or none will. Whether together or separate, these bills theoretically protect people’s privacy, but don’t … Read more
Correcting misleading claims in WTIA’s Seattle Times op-ed
Email sent to the members of the Washington State House of Representatives, February 15, about an op-ed published on February 14. Speaker Jinkins, Minority Leader Wilcox, and Members of the House of Representatives, I am writing in response to yesterday’s misleading op-ed published in the Seattle Times, where Michael Schutzler of Washington Technology Industry Alliance … Read more