Washington Privacy Organizers
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It's time for real privacy protections in Washington state! Skeets by @jdp23.thenexus.today. See https://wa-privacy.net for more.
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...
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...
Senate Law & Justice - TVW
Public Hearing: SB 5925: Concerning the general powers and duties of the attorney general’s office. SB 5906: Establishing data and personal safety protections
tvw.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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...
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...
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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
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
January 18, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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
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
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
January 18, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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
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
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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...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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what sort of twisted timeline am I in that I agree with the conservative ladies of washington
January 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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-...
House Consumer Protection & Business - TVW
Public Hearing:
tvw.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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-...
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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
📜 app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/...
📝 app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2112
🧑💻 app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
#privacy
From the Seattle community on Reddit: Privacy-destroying age verification is coming to Washington - FRIDAY is the public hearing to tell legislators NO
Explore this post and more from the Seattle community
www.reddit.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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
📜 app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/...
📝 app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2112
🧑💻 app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
#privacy
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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...
CSI
app.leg.wa.gov
January 11, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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...
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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
Send a comment
app.leg.wa.gov
January 11, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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
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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.
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.
January 11, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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.
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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
January 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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
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📣 Know your rights!
We keep us safe: share this post with a friend who might be protesting this weekend.
We keep us safe: share this post with a friend who might be protesting this weekend.
January 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
📣 Know your rights!
We keep us safe: share this post with a friend who might be protesting this weekend.
We keep us safe: share this post with a friend who might be protesting this weekend.
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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
Washington state looks to protect kids from AI chatbot risks
State lawmakers are weighing limits on how chatbots engage with young users, among other AI rules.
www.axios.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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.
January 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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.
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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
🏛️ 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
January 8, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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
🏛️ 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
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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
"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
Retired teacher fights SFPD’s ‘Orwellian’ camera surveillance
The police department is being sued over its use of Flock cameras that record license plates.
sfstandard.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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
"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
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“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...
California Cities Double Down on License-Plate Readers as Federal Surveillance Grows | KQED
California municipalities continue to press ahead with automated license-plate reader contracts, betting the technology’s public-safety value outweighs demonstrated risks to data privacy and civil liberties.
www.kqed.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“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...
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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
"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
Flagstaff City Council votes to cancel Flock camera contract • Flagstaff
www.flagstaff.az.gov
December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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
"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
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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 🚨
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 🚨
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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 🚨
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 🚨
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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]
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]
March 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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]
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]
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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...
March 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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...
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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...
Tickets are free and both in person and virtual are available.
computerhistory.org/events/great...
The Great Chatbot Debate
Chatbots based on large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, answer sophisticated questions, pass professional exams, analyze texts, generate everything from poems to computer programs, and more. But...
computerhistory.org
March 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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...
Tickets are free and both in person and virtual are available.
computerhistory.org/events/great...
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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.
Anchorage police not moving forward with using AI to write reports, for now
“We were hoping that it would be providing significant time savings for our officers, but we did not find that to be the case,” said APD Deputy Chief of Administration Gina Burington.
alaskapublic.org
March 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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.
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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+ […]
Companies are now allowed to retain age estimation information, making the privacy risks even worse -- especially to LGBTQ+ […]
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pnw.zone
March 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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+ […]
Companies are now allowed to retain age estimation information, making the privacy risks even worse -- especially to LGBTQ+ […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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pnw.zone
March 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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 […]
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 […]