Position: support
Status: The bill passed the Senate and the House, and Gov. Gregoire has signed it into law.
The ACLU-WA supports privacy protections in legislation that relates to tolling on the SR 520 bridge. Current plans call for the tolling to be all-electronic, using transponders and cameras reading license plates of every vehicle that crosses the bridge. This design raises privacy concerns for people who wish to drive on the bridge without being tracked or having records of their movement and personal information stored in a government database.
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