Tag: Washington state privacy legislation
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My Health My Data goes to the Governor’s desk: Washington state privacy update, April 20
BREAKING: The WA House of Reps concurred and have sent the WA #MyHealthMyDataAct ESHB 1155 to @GovInslee for signature ✍🏻!@SlatterVandana & @MankaDhingra make WA State HERSTORY 💪🏽✊🏽on privacy. 🎉💖 and secure urgent protections for abortion & gender-affirming care seekers! https://t.co/EI62sBBt6y — WA People's Privacy (@wapeopleprivacy) April 17, 2023 Washington state lawmakers finalized passage of a…
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My Health My Data in the home stretch: Washington privacy legislation update, April 17
UPDATE: about two hours after I posted this, the House voted to concur with the Senate version of My Health My Data! “This session ends on Sunday April 23, and privacy legislation has gone down to the wire the last four years. It ain’t over ’til it’s over!” – A much more favorable environment, but…
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My Health My Data heads to the Senate floor: Washington privacy legislation update, April 4
Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Senator Manka Dhingra and Representative Vandana Slatter have a media event at 12:30 today, streamed live on TVW, to discuss polling results regarding the privacy of reproductive health data. With only three weeks left in the legislative session, the stakes are high for the upcoming Washington State Senate floor vote on…
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A watered-down substitute advances: Washington privacy legislation update, February 6
Last updated April 20. See the update log at the bottom. Washington’s short legislative session continues in high gear. Bills have to make it through multiple committees in either the House or Senate and get a floor vote by March 8, then they’ve got a month to get through the other chamber. But the first…
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The session’s in high gear: Washington privacy legislation update, January 31
With only 105 days in Washington’s legislative session, things are (as always) moving quickly. Last week: My Health My Data (HB 1155), which protects consumer health data – especially urgent as more and more states criminalize abortion and gender-affirming care – had a very encouraging hearing in the House Civil Rights & Judiciary (CR&J) Committee…
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#Privacy activism in “the other Washington”: #waleg #MyHealthMyData #PeoplesPrivacyAct and more
Last updated February 1, with an example link to a “call your legislators” action. “Washington state privacy and tech justice advocates have continued to build our power over the last two years. The environment in 2023 is much more favorable than it’s ever been for strong privacy legislation – nationally, and in Olympia – so…
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A very encouraging first step: My Health My Data’s first hearing
“The environment in 2023 is much more favorable than it’s ever been for strong privacy legislation – nationally, and in Olympia – so there’s good reason for optimism. One of the reasons the legislative environment is much more favorable in 2023 is that privacy threats have become a lot more real to many people in…
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A much more favorable environment, but a lot of complexity: Washington state privacy legislation 2023 (UPDATED)
Last updated February 4. See the update log below. Washington is justifiably looked to as a tech-savvy state, and legislation that gets passed here will influence other states and the national debate. – me in The stakes are high: Washington state privacy, facial recognition, and automated decision systems legislation 2021 The 2023 Washington state legislative…