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The Seattle Privacy Coalition is a group of personal privacy and government transparency activists based in Seattle. The organization formed March 2013 in response to the Seattle Police Department's aerial done and surveillance controversies, and later registered as a Washington state nonprofit corporation in December 2014.

2013
In August 2013, members of the Seattle Privacy Coalition were interviewed on KEXP FM's "Mind Over Matters: Community Forum" to discuss the formation of Seattle Privacy Coalition and the City of Seattle's surveillance cameras that are owned and operated by the Seattle Police Department but funded by the Department of Homeland Security.

In November 2013, a member of Seattle Privacy Coalition was interviewed by Seattle's The Stranger (newspaper) about privacy policy and government oversight in Seattle following increased public awareness about the Seattle Police Department's wireless mesh network in the downtown corridor.

2014
In March 2014, members of Seattle Privacy Coalition testified in a Seattle City Light review panel meeting about smart meter privacy risks and security vulnerabilities. Also in March, a member of Seattle Privacy Coalition testified to the Washington State House Committee on Public Safety concerning technology-enhanced government surveillance.

In July 2014, a member of Seattle Privacy Coalition informed the Seattle Police Department about another active node in the SPD's mesh network, something SPD promised the City of Seattle would not happen in November 2013.

In August 2014, Seattle's Community Technology Advisory Board responded to Seattle Privacy Coalition's proposal to the City Council for a Chief Privacy Officer and staff for a Privacy Board. CTAB did not endorse the budget or proposal and instead decided to support a formal privacy review process.

In September 2014, members of Seattle Privacy Coalition were interviewed on KEXP FM's "Mind Over Matters: Community Forum" to discuss how federal grants end up affecting municipal privacy.

2015
In April 2015, a member of Seattle Privacy Coalition spoke in a televised Seattle Channel discussion titled “Privacy Politics” which looked at the balance between open government and data privacy.

In September 2015, members of Seattle Privacy Coalition commented on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' usage of surveillance cameras in Seattle, with the main concerns being the lack of transparency when setting up these cameras and concerns for privacy invasion.