( August 14, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Washington Attorney General Nick Brown released the first-ever Washington Data Privacy Report, examining how the data economy incentivizes collection and retention of personal information, the potential harms that result from these incentives — data breaches, surveillance, harassment — and making recommendations to address these harms by strengthening privacy protections, enforcement and public education. The report identifies four recurring concerns in the modern data economy: overcollection and secondary use of personal information, weak consent requirements and deceptive design, the collection and sale of sensitive data, and a lack of transparency in the data-broker industry.Statement follows in full. Also see attached file....
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