Technology. Policy. Activism. Strategy. Tweets by @jdp23. Also on Mastodon: @nexusofprivacy@mastodon.social
Apr 5, 2023 • 34 tweets • 8 min read
My Health My Data (HB 1155 ) is on the Senate floor! #waleg
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Currently discussing Sen. Mullet's amendment 298, which would significantly narrow the definition of consumer health data. @Dhingrama did a great job of discussing how this amendment would leave a lot of data unprotected. Padden supports, demands roll call.
Apr 4, 2023 • 29 tweets • 12 min read
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!
- 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
Feb 15, 2023 • 31 tweets • 11 min read
Coming up at 8:00 am: the Senate ENET committee hearing on SB 5356, regulating use of Automated Decision Systems (ADS) by government agencies. #waleg
Signins for the hearing: 793 Pro, 19 Con
Here's the live video stream.
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"What are Automated Decision Systems and why you should care?", a webinar Washington state Chief Privacy Officer Katy Ruckle and I did last year, has background.
Feb 13, 2023 • 9 tweets • 6 min read
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!
- requires opt-in consent before companies collect, use, or share data
- prohibits sales of health data
- restricts geofencing around health facilities
Jan 23, 2023 • 15 tweets • 7 min read
The Senate Transportation committee's hearing on SB 5105 #DigitalDriversLicences starts at 4:00. I'll be live-tweeting. #waleg
The Seattle Community Police Commission is discussing ShotSpotter at this morning's meeting. Public comment has just wrapped up. Now, @jennifer_e_lee from @ACLU_WA is presenting. #StopShotSpotter@jennifer_e_lee@ACLU_WA Oops, connection problems. Up next, Angélica Chazaro with quotes from the October 27 Rainier Beach town hall.
"ShotSpotter is giving them a license to hunt bodies. It's a waste of money. It's about control."
Nov 1, 2022 • 12 tweets • 8 min read
Today's Nexus of Privacy Newsletter:
- what Karen memes teach us about white women and surveillance
- privacy nutrition labels
- upcoming events
- an abolitionist take on Section 230
- news from across the pond ... and more!
ADPPA still hasn't hit the House floor, and Speaker Pelosi is still opposed to preempting California. Rep. Pallone says there's still time to pass something, and expresses optimism.
How likely is ADPPA to pass this session? (1/5)
If ADPPA doesn't pass, how far will it get?
- no House (H) floor vote?
- H passes, but no Senate (S) action?
- progress in S but dies before floor vote?
- S amends, but dies in cross-chamber reconciliation?
Oct 7, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
The Executive Order to Try to Implement the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework has been announced. Will the third time be a charm? @astepanovich, who's followed the issue for years, has a good thread.
"It fails to adequately protect the privacy of Americans and Europeans, and it fails to ensure that people whose privacy is violated will have their claims resolved by a wholly independent decision-maker,”
"White Man's Gambit": yet another 'pundit' suggests a "real names" policy -- today's Nexus of Privacy newsletter!
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As @jilliancyork said in 2021 when she coined the term "White Man's Gambit", every few weeks or so some white dude ignores years of research and commentary and suggests a "real names" policy.
Congress is working in several privacy bills, including Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act and ADPPA (consumer privacy). The House is back in session Tuesday, but there's not a lot of legislating time left this year. (1/6)
ADPPA has bipartisan sponsorship, but has been criticized for not protecting pregnant people and LGBTAIQ2S+ people, allowing FB to self-regulate its algorithms, and preempting state and local laws (including CA),
How likely is ADPPA to pass this session? (2/6)
Sep 8, 2022 • 105 tweets • 54 min read
The FTC #ANPRforum on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security is live!
More about the rulemaking: ftc.gov/legal-library/…
Josephine Liu of agency staff highlights 3 important questions: 1) Which practices are used to surveil consumers? 7) How should the FTC identify and evaluate commercial surveillance harms or potential harms? 8) which areas or kinds of harms has the FTC failed to address?
Sep 7, 2022 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
Stress-testing ADPPA with a queer lens.
Inspired by @aprincealbert3's "Hiding OUT: A Case for Queer Experiences Informing Data Privacy Laws", I looked at how ADPPA responds to the harsh and worsening realities of queer experiences
Pass the popcorn! We're only a few minutes away from the webinar #PrivacyTwitter has been waiting for with bated breath! And talk about an all-star cast ...
Some quick background: the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) is the first federal consumer privacy bill to make it through committee this century. It's a huge milestone! But its prospects going forward are unclear.
Today's Privacy News: the #StopShotSpotter week of action, Amazon buys Roomba (what could possibly go wrong?), Facebook DMs lead to a teen being prosecuted for having an abortion ... and much much more.
