The House is expected to vote this Thursday, June 4, on H.4746, the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act. Take action today to urge your state Representative to support a strong, enforceable privacy law. The technology industry’s lobbyists are working hard to weaken or defeat this bill. Representatives need to hear today from their constituents, even if you have contacted your Representative about this bill in the past.

The Senate approved its version of the bill, S.2619 (originally S.2608) in September. The House needs to act now for a compromise bill to pass this legislative session.



Today, technology has far outpaced privacy law. Data brokers and technology companies are free to do almost anything they want with our personal information, including selling our cellphone location data on the open market. These practices endanger all of us, but especially vulnerable communities like immigrants, protesters, and people seeking and providing reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare, not to mention people in sensitive jobs such as reporters, judges, legislators and election workers.

The Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act (H.4746) flips the script, giving all Massachusetts residents robust privacy rights in the digital age. Specifically, it bans the sale of our precise geolocation data and creates statutory limits on data collection and processing, ending the "anything goes" era of technology surveillance once and for all. The Location Shield Act we supported at Day on the Hill has been incorporated into this bill.

Call or email your state Representative now. Find contact information HERE. Here’s a template you can use: 

Call/Email Template:

Dear Representative __________:

As your constituent and a member of the League of Women Voters, I urge you to vote YES when the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act (H.4746) comes up for a vote and to vote against any amendments that would weaken this bill.

This bill is a critical step to not only protect our privacy, but to keep people in Massachusetts safe from exploitation, harassment, or violence – including people seeking abortion and gender-affirming care, survivors of domestic abuse, and those in sensitive positions, including legislators.

Like the best privacy laws in other states, the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act would stop unnecessary and invasive online surveillance by creating meaningful limits on the collection and use of our personal data and would prohibit companies from selling our precise location information. A strong data privacy law must also include a robust private right of action, to ensure companies follow the law.



There is no more time to waste. Please vote in favor of protecting the privacy of us all.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

[First Name] [Last Name]

[Full street address]