Email sent to the Washington State House of Representatives, April 16, 2023. An earlier version, virtually identical but with a few potentially-ambiguous words, was sent on April 13. Dear members of the Washington State House of Representatives, The Washington legislature stands on the verge of passing long-overdue protections for consumer…

Email sent to the Washington State Senate, April 5, 2023. Re: HB 1155: Indivisibles say REJECT WEAKENING AMENDMENTS and PASS My Health My Data Dear members of the Washington State Senate, Please reject all weakening amendments to HB 1155, support any strengthening amendments, pass the bill, and resist attempts to…

Email sent to the Washington State Senate, March 30 2023. The referenced document on “ESHB 1155 WA Privacy Organizers Location Data Supplemental” is available here. Dear members of the Washington State Senate, The Washington legislature stands on the verge of passing My Health My Data (HB 1155), providing long-overdue protections…

Email sent to the Washington House of Representatives, February 19 2023 Re: Indivisibles ask you to strengthen and pass My Health My Data (HB 1155) — and commit to further strengthen it Dear members of the Washington State House of Representatives, The privacy of our health data is an issue…

Sent to Washington’s House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on January 30 (with an update on January 31) by Washington Indivisible Network on behalf of the signing groups Subject: Please advance a strong version of My Health My Data on Friday Dear Chair Hansen, Ranking Member Walsh, and Members of…

Sent to Washington’s Congressional delegation on November 28 by Washington Indivisible Network on behalf of the signing groups Dear Senator Murray, Senator Cantwell, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Larsen, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Newhouse, Ms. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Jayapal, Dr. Schrier, Mr. Smith and Ms. Strickland, Data privacy is an…

If you haven’t received your ballot — or you got it, but lost it or spilled something on it — you can get a replacement two ways: pick it up in person at your county’s election office or a voting center. Many counties offer curbside service. …

Presented at a briefing on September 14 to staffers of several members of Washington state’s congressional delegation. As a PDF, it really does fit on a single page! STRENGTHEN American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) (H.R. 8152) Push for improvements and House floor vote in September. See below for specifics. …

With a hearing scheduled tomorrow on the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, co-sponsored by Rep. McMorris Rodgers, and reports that Sen. Cantwell will soon be holding a hearing on her Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act she’s drafting, Washington state Indivisible groups have a great opportunity to influence federal privacy…