Jan 17, 2020
Jan. 15, Washington State Legislature's Senate
Environment, Energy & Technology Committee held its first
public hearing on a reintroduced version of the Washington Privacy
Act. Those who've been following developments on the state's
privacy legislation will recall that last year, despite gaining
some significant momentum, the bill failed. The new version of the
bill has gained praise from many privacy advocates, and lawmakers
in Washington have said the bill has significant bi-partisan
support. But Jevan Hutson and Jennifer Lee, who both testified at
Wednesday's hearing, have concerns that the bill fails to protect
consumers in a number of ways. In this episode of the podcast,
Hutson and Lee discuss what happened at the hearing and why they're
not convinced this bill represents comprehensive privacy
reform.
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