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  Police pause license plate readers to comply with new Washington state restrictions

  Law enforcement agencies, including Seattle and Kent, that use automated license plate recognition in their patrol vehicles have temporarily turned those systems off, while they seek solutions to comply with a new state law.

  • Amy Radil
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  WA among states trying to block the sale of people's precise location data

  Politicians in over half a dozen Democrat-led states, including Washington, want to ban companies from selling information about people's precise location. This, amid concerns that such data will be used to target vulnerable people, including immigrants. Former public radio correspondent Austin Jenkins covers infrastructure and the disruption industry for Pluribus News. He wrote recently about groups for and against banning location tracking. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked to him about his reporting.

  • Kim Malcolm
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  Washington’s DOL is sharing information with ICE. Are they using that data to deport people?

  In 2018, the Washington state Legislature passed a law that, among other things, prevents state agencies from sharing residents’ personal information with federal officials when it comes to immigration enforcement. It's part of a range of laws and policies that makes Washington a sanctuary state. A new investigation from KING 5 shows at least one state agency has quietly been sharing that kind of information with some Homeland Security agencies as deportations ramp up. KING 5 investigative reporter Kristin Goodwillie told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about her reporting.

  • Kim Malcolm
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  Seattle considers smart kiosks ahead of FIFA World Cup. Privacy advocates say that could be risky

  With Seattle set to host six FIFA World Cup matches next year, the Downtown Seattle Association is urging the City Council to green-light a plan to install up to 80 interactive digital kiosks across the city's business districts.

  • Noel Gasca
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  As Internet privacy law advances, questions raised about Senator Cantwell’s powerful role

  Recent Washington Post reporting uncovered complaints that U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Washington Democrat, has been a roadblock to actually getting an internet privacy law on the books.

  • Kim Malcolm
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  Airbnb bans all indoor security cameras

  Starting April 30, Airbnb is prohibiting all indoor security cameras in its listings. Previously, it allowed indoor cameras in common areas that were disclosed prior to booking and visible to guests.

  • Diba Mohtasham
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  Hackers want your medical record

  Cyber attacks on healthcare organizations are getting much more common. In the past three months at least 13 healthcare providers with patients in Washington were hit by data breaches. It all comes down to how connected our medical records are to the internet. Seattle Times Health Reporter Elise Takahama dug into why these attacks are becoming more common and how people can protect themselves.

  • Clare McGrane
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  Ring will no longer allow police to request users' doorbell camera footage

  The update is the latest restriction Ring has made to police activity on its Neighbors app following concerns raised by privacy watchdogs about the company's relationship with police departments.

  • The Associated Press
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  Here's how Americans view facial recognition and driverless cars

  The most strongly opposed applications of artificial intelligence focused on computer chip brain implants and driverless cars.

  • Ayana Archie
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  Could WA outlaw doxxing?

  Doxxing — publishing someone's private information online — is getting more and more common, along with the harassment and intimidation that it can cause. Crosscut's Melissa Santos explains why the state legislature's attempt to outlaw it is trickier than you might expect.

  • Clare McGrane

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