For the past two years, I have been personally and professionally invested in the Washington Privacy Act. The 2021 iteration, SB 5062, is the third iteration of the bill. Tough questions exist about the scope of information that should be protected, how individuals should consent to data practices or whether companies should minimize how they use information, and ultimately, how these protections will be policed.

I recently hosted a webinar for Washington lawmakers with an array of privacy academics, advocates and experts. This hour long conversation features me moderating a conversation with Prof. Ryan Calo, University of Washington School of Law; Stacey Gray, Senior Counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF); Jennifer Lee, Technology & Liberty Project Manager at ACLU-WA; and Maureen Mahoney, Policy Analyst at Consumer Reports.