Issue Position: Washington Privacy Legislation

Issue Position

Citizens, in their interaction with public officials, and consumers, in their interaction with computer data collection enterprises, have the right to privacy of their personal data. The legislature is searching the core tenets of data protection law that would provide the best foundation for privacy legislation in Washington State. The challenge is to identify and implement practices that would protect the privacy of Washingtonians while enabling beneficial uses of data, such as innovation, science and research.

In both public and private data collection, individuals have the right to know what data is collected about them and the purpose for which the data is collected and used.

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