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A victory for online privacy!

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Thursday, May 23, 2013
On Tuesday, the state legislature gave Washingtonians something to celebrate.  Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law new privacy protections for social media account passwords.  
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ALPR: The Surveillance Tool You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

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Monday, May 20, 2013
If networks of surveillance cameras and drones have you concerned, you should meet their less known but equally dangerous cousin: automated license plate recognition (or ALPR). ALPR systems track and store location data on millions of vehicles and are in regular use throughout the state of Washington.
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Speech and Privacy Protections Must Keep Pace with New Technology

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Having recently started as the new Technology and Liberty Director at the ACLU of WA, I’d like to tell you how I think about technology and some of the key issues I hope to focus on in the coming months and years.
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Employment Discrimination: Another State Bans the Box

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Friday, May 10, 2013
This week, Minnesota joined the national movement to “ban the box.”   Its legislature passed, with bi-partisan support, a bill that would prevent public and private employers from asking about criminal history on an initial application.
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Religious Restrictions Put Health Care Rights at Risk

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Health care facilities open to the general public should provide access to a full range of health care services. Religious ideology should not determine what health care services are available to patients.
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