Rep. Suzan DelBene on out-of-date privacy laws, and why she’s not giving up on federal legislation April 17, 2021 at 8:51 am Rep. Suzan DelBene. (GeekWire Photo / Nat Levy) It’s one of the hottest topics in tech, but despite broad agreement about the importance of online privacy, the United States has yet to pass comprehensive, modern, federal legislation that addresses the issue. U.S. Rep Suzan DelBene, a Democrat from Washington state, wants to change that. “Technology has created incredible new opportunities, but our laws have not kept up,” she says. “So it is incumbent on Congress to make sure that our laws keep up, that we protect people’s rights in our changing world, and privacy is an important place to start.”