Take Action: Say no to harmful surveillance technologies

Your voice is needed to protect our communities from over-surveillance.

We need your help to stop HB 1423, a harmful bill that inadequately addresses the dangers of street racing by installing risky surveillance technology in our communities.

Automated vehicle noise enforcement cameras, as they're called, are ineffective, and pose serious risks to both our privacy and civil liberties. Let's break it down:
  • This solution infringes on our privacy and puts our civil liberties at risk. Installing automated noise enforcement cameras and microphones is an expansion of surveillance and can have a chilling effect on free speech. These devices can potentially record people's private conversations without their consent.
  • The devices are ineffective as a solution for street racing. These cameras will likely struggle with accurately identifying the source of a noise when multiple cars are around.
  • The technology raises equity issues. Automated camera technology has a disproportionate impact on communities of color, because they are more likely to be installed in neighborhoods with more people of color and immigrants.
It's time to say no to surveillance technologies that threaten our privacy and our civil liberties. Sign in CON on HB 1423. 
 

Please note: This link will take you to a third-party website, leg.wa.gov.

Take action today: Sign in CON by 3 p.m. on Monday, March 31 to let lawmakers know they should not advance HB 1423 out of the Senate Transportation Committee.

Together, we will protect our privacy and liberties.

*Instructions on how to sign in pro: Thanks for taking action,
ACLU of Washington