Washington Launches Beta Privacy Portal, Seeks to Thwart Data-Use Conflicts

Government Technology: Access to nearly endless supplies of constituent data puts a great deal of power in the hands of state government at all levels. But with that power comes the caveat of great responsibility for the management and protection of that data.

So to stop data use conflicts before they become ingrained in new initiatives, Washington state officials launched the beta Privacy Modeling Tool. And the idea is incredibly simple: Look before you leap, said Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) Alex Alben.

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