Washington lawmaker to revive privacy bill as AI raises new challenges
By Maria Dinzeo ( October 9, 2026, 01:16 GMT | Insight) -- Washington lawmakers are poised to revisit comprehensive privacy legislation as artificial intelligence raises new questions about how companies collect and use personal information. Washington state Representative Shelley Kloba plans to revive her long-stalled consumer privacy legislation as lawmakers also turn their attention to new concerns involving AI, workplace surveillance and algorithmic decision-making. Washington lawmakers spent years trying and failing to pass a comprehensive consumer privacy law. Now, with artificial intelligence raising new questions about how companies collect and use personal information, the state's privacy debate is expanding into new territory....
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