Dozens of in‑person and remote commenters — including grocery workers, renters, civil‑rights groups and privacy advocates — urged the committee to pass the Fair Pricing and Transparency Ordinance, saying algorithmic individualized pricing harms affordability and privacy.

Americans in 2017 lived under a threat of constant surveillance, both online and offline. While the battle to curtail unaccountable and unconstitutional NSA surveillance continued this year with only limited opportunities appearing in Congress, the struggle to secure community control over...

Dozens of public commenters at the Jan. 27 council meeting urged Seattle officials to cancel surveillance contracts (including ALPRs and CCTV) and to prohibit sharing data with immigration enforcement, pressing the council for a resolution and immediate action.