The Washington legislature has hearings today on the Driver Privacy Act, regulating Flock and other ALPRs (licence plate readers). The Senate Law & Justice hearing starts at 8:00, but there are several bills before SB 6002, and some of them have a lot of testifiers. #waleg tvw.org/video/senate...

Take Action! The Washington legislature has two hearings on Tuesday on the Driver Privacy Act, which regulates Flock and other ALPRs (licence plate readers). WA residents please sign in and note your position, and provide written testimony - asking them to strengthen the bill (1/N) #waleg

Take Action! The Washington legislature has two hearings on Tuesday on the Driver Privacy Act, which regulates Flock and other ALPRs (licence plate readers). WA residents please sign in and note your position, and provide written testimony - asking them to strengthen the bill (1/N) #waleg

I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

what sort of twisted timeline am I in that I agree with the conservative ladies of washington

Coming up at 8:00 Pacific time, it's the #waleg hearing on HB 2112 -- age verification for adult content. I'll be testifying ... and will try to live-skeet it as well. Here's the video link: tvw.org/video/house-...

Reddit thread on the proposed #Washington State online age verification bill HB-2112. It's being rushed through right now and scheduled for a hearing *this* Friday January 16! 📜 app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/... 📝 app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2112 🧑‍💻 app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se... #privacy

Also, you can just simply submit a position if you’re strapped on time. Select agenda > I would like my position noted > select ‘con’ and enter info app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...

Washington State residents: they’re trying to pull online age verification bullshittery here too. This bill would require people to upload their ID/credit card to view online adult content. You can complain to your reps here: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2112

WA state folks heads up: Age verification bills are here, be sure to spread the word and get the opposition out. These are a bad deal any way you cut it, and will inevitably lead to a lack of privacy online, particularly for queer, trans, & left-leaning web users.

There are some other interesting AI-related bills too! SB 5956 from Sen. Nobles bans AI surveillance in schools (actually it's written in terms of ADS in general -- good although not as catchy). HB 2157 from Rep. Ryu covers AI in high-risk situations. Both have hearings this week! #waleg

📣 Know your rights!   We keep us safe: share this post with a friend who might be protesting this weekend.

A flurry of bills in Olympia seek to regulate AI -- and especially how the technology is used with kids and teens. www.axios.com/local/seattl... #waleg

The Washington state legislative session starts Monday, so it's a good time to start paying attention to the #waleg hashtag! We're tracking several privacy and tech justice bills, including HR 2112 - age verification legislation, somewhat similar to KOSA - which has a hearing next Friday morning.

A proposed #Washington state #ALPR bill was recently announced. 🏛️ senatedemocrats.wa.gov/trudeau/2026... ⚠️ Allowing 72-hour retention condones dragnet mass #surveillance and its associated infrastructure. ⚠️ Exempting data from public records requests could reduce accountability. #deflock #wa

Hopefully we'll see more legal challenges like this in 2026! ✅ "The lawsuit claims that the use of Flock cameras constitutes an illegal search and violates his 4th Amendment right to privacy and association." #deflock #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety

“ALPRs, operating at the scale that they’re operating now, with the kind of vendors that are running these systems now, are posing a direct public safety threat,” particularly in this political climate, EFF’s @tsnvaa.bsky.social told @kqednews.kqed.org. www.kqed.org/news/120669...

Victory in Flagstaff, AZ! 🏆 "The Flagstaff Police Department has deactivated the system immediately and will work with Flock on the removal of the cameras currently included in the City of Flagstaff's contract." Great work @brendantrachsel.com ! 👍 #deflock #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety

Even though we work on KOSA everyday, we didn’t know what bills would be in last weeks’ markup until 48 hours before the hearing. This is the strategy- ram bills through before the public has had time to know what’s going on. But you can always count on us to sound the alarm 🚨

TAKE ACTION: if you're a Washington state resident, sign in CON on ESWESHB 1423 to say no to harmful surveillance technologies! (1/4) https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=Senate&mId=33235&aId=166665&caId=26757&tId=3 ESHB 1423 is a harmful bill that […] [Original post on pnw.zone]

CDT applauds Washington State House on overwhelming passage of HR 1483, giving consumers #RightToRepair electronic equipment at their chosen service provider, without manufacturers throwing obstacles in the way. Looking forward to Senate passage and enactment into law. lawfilesext.leg.wa.g...

This will be my first time participating in a debate-style event --- or at least one explicitly billed as such (looking at you, NAACL 2022 panel). Should be interesting. Tickets are free and both in person and virtual are available. computerhistory.org/events/great...

After a 3 month trial, the Anchorage Police Department is not moving forward w/ Axon's Draft One product which uses body camera audio and AI to generate narrative police reports because they found it was NOT a time saver--Axon's biggest marketing talking point.

And both "protecting children online" bills, which include "age estimation" requirements, moved forward -- with some unfortunate amendments to both HB 1834 and SB 5708. Companies are now allowed to retain age estimation information, making the privacy risks even worse -- especially to LGBTQ+ […]

Washing Privacy Legislation update: not good, unfortunately (1/3) 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 HB 1671 (the […]

Take time to update your data privacy settings. Know what information you’re giving out and if you can drop META projects.propublica.org/gun-owners-c...

If you're a Washington state resident, wa-privacy.net/email-approp... brings up draft email to the committee currently considering the People's Privacy Act. Add your name, city, and anything else you want to say, and click send. Big Tech is trying to kill the bill, so we need to push back! (4/7)

TAKE ACTION: Support the People's Privacy Act! (1/7) The People’s Privacy Act limits how much data companies can collect; prohibits transfer and sale of sensitive data without opt-in consent; and bans using kids' and teens' data to target advertising. wa-privacy.net/take-action-...

The Washington House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans committee's current discussing the People's Privacy Act - tvw.org/video/house-...

TAKE ACTION: Support the People's Privacy Act! (Washington state, 1/5) The People’s Privacy Act limits how much data companies can collect, prohibits the sale of sensitive data without opt-in consent, and bans targeted advertising to kids and teens. That's good! wa-privacy.net/take-action-...

TAKE ACTION: Support the People's Privacy Act! (Washington state, 1/5) The People’s Privacy Act limits how much data companies can collect, prohibits the sale of sensitive data without opt-in consent, and bans targeted advertising to kids and teens. That's good! wa-privacy.net/take-action-...

Just setting up on Bluesky ... more soon!