ACLU WA – March 3, 2026

We can have public safety without losing our privacy to intrusive surveillance. Help us protect our privacy!

Thanks in part to activists like you, the House of Representatives is set to vote on legislation to provide common-sense regulations on automated license plate readers (ALPRs) – cameras that collect data on all of us as we drive around our communities and go about our daily routines. ALPRs enable the government to track where people drive and when – all without their consent. Now, the House can pass a strengthened bill to protect our privacy, but we need your help. Tell the House to pass a strong version of ESSB 6002, the Driver Privacy Act.

Private companies like Flock Safety and Axon have built an extensive surveillance network in our state to collect data on all of us as we go about our daily lives. Washington currently has no laws governing how public agencies, including law enforcement, use ALPRs. Without restrictions on this technology, the government can:

• Collect sensitive location data on all of us,
• Search that data for any reason,
• Keep the data for an indefinite amount of time,
• And share it with out-of-state and federal agencies.

This puts Washington’s communities at risk. Washington driver data has already been accessed by law enforcement in Texas, and by ICE and Border Patrol, without Washington law enforcement’s knowledge or consent.

Tell House lawmakers to strengthen and pass the Driver Privacy Act, because we all deserve to go about our daily lives without our routines being tracked and surveilled by our government.

Thanks for taking action,

ACLU of Washington

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American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004, USA