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My Health My Data heads to the Senate floor!

Washington privacy legislation update, April 4 #waleg

TL:DR: the vote on ESHB 1155 may be as early as tomorrow. And the stakes are high!

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A quick summary:

- Republicans are likely to continue to vote against My Health My Data's protections for our health data and pregnant people

- Corporate Democrats are pressing to weaken the bill

- Privacy advocates continue to push to strengthen it. #waleg A quick note about gender  As far as I know all the corporat
The full post has details on the background of how we got here, a look at potential floor amendments, and a preview of what's next if the Senate does indeed pass an amended version of ESHB 1155.

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Today's Nexus of Privacy News Mega-Roundup: data brokers selling American's mental health data, state and federal #privacy legislation, news from across the pond ...

Here's a short thread of highlights. See the full newsletter for much more!

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Our top story: @itsjhk of @DukeCyberPolicy reports on data brokers buying and selling mental health data. @jshermcyber has a good summary here.

And @drewharwell has a good story in the @washingtonpost on the Duke report on data brokers buying and selling mental health data.

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Staring at 10:30 am: the House Civil Rights & Judiciary hearing, incliuding #MyHealthMyData and the #ShieldLaw.

Live video stream: tvw.org/video/house-ci…

"A much more favorable environment", my #waleg privacy overview, has more about both these bills

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#MyHealthMyData (HB 1155), from @SlatterVandana and @Dhingrama, provides strong protections to consumer health data. It

- requires opt-in consent before companies collect, use, or share data
- prohibits sales of health data
- restricts geofencing around health facilities
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A much more favorable environment, but a lot of complexity: Washington state privacy legislation 2023

UPDATED with info about #PeoplesPrivacyAct and #ShieldLaw as well as #MyHealthMyData

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The 2023 session is already in high gear, and once again there's some significant privacy legislation.
If you're just tuning in, "What's Past is Prologue" and "Significant successes for Washington privacy advocates" have the backstory. privacy.thenexus.today/wa-privacy-mor…
The Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturning Roe has changed the game on privacy legislation. @SlatterVandana and @Dhingrama's #MyHealthMyData Act (HB1155/SB5351), developed with @AGOWA, responds by providing strong protections for consumer health data.
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