On May 7, 2019, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington signed HB 1071 into law, which strengthens the
state's data breach notification law. Washington joins the
growing list of states that have recently amended their breach
notification laws. Although Washington's law was amended in
2015, the law was initially enacted nearly 14 years ago. This
amendment, like those of other states, is designed to better align
with the way in which consumers interact with technology today. As
consumers share more information about themselves via the internet,
states continue to place the onus on the companies and
organizations collecting that information to guard against its loss
or misuse.
Washington's amendment expands upon the breach notification
law in the following key ways:
