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House passes ALPR privacy bill with statewide guardrails and debate over retention and access
Summary
The Washington House passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6002 to set statewide rules for automated license-plate reader (ALPR) data, prompting debate over privacy limits, law-enforcement uses and data sharing. Sponsors said the bill balances public safety and civil liberties; critics said protections do not go far enough.
The Washington House on March 7 passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6002, a measure setting statewide rules for automated license-plate reader (ALPR) data, after extended debate over data retention, access and sharing.
Representative Vandana Salahuddin, the bill’s floor sponsor, said the measure establishes “common sense guardrails that protect residents, protect data, and preserve the public safety uses of our technology,” arguing that local governments and law enforcement still need tools to recover stolen…
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