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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