💻 Data Privacy Day | 📺 Cable fees to increase | 💉 IT hooks up health clinic

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Seattle's Privacy Office marks Data Privacy Day 

Today is Data Privacy Day, an annual international effort to empower individuals, government and businesses to respect privacy, safeguard data and enable trust. Millions of people are unaware of how their personal information is being used, collected or shared in our digital society. Data Privacy Day, celebrated every year on Jan. 28, aims to educate, inspire dialogue, and encourage action.

Seattle’s citywide privacy program is often recognized as a current leading effort among municipal governments. In addition to improving service delivery, enabling the use of innovative technologies and evangelizing data privacy, Seattle IT’s Privacy Office completed more than 500 privacy reviews in 2019. The team marked Data Privacy Day with a social media campaign, and a series of blog posts with safety tips to protect your online identify, an overview of state privacy legislation, and an update on the evolving technologies the privacy team is tracking across City government.

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Comcast and Wave cable TV fees to increase, Feb. 1. Office of Cable Communications available for consumer questions.

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The Seattle Public Library offers free drop-in tech help at branches across the city. 

Seattle IT brings technology to free health clinic

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Seattle IT's Stephen Burke preps computers for the Seattle/King County Clinic. Photo courtesy of Auston James.

Seattle IT is proud to serve as a partner in the Seattle/King County Clinic, a giant free health clinic scheduled for Feb. 13 to 16 at Seattle Center. The four-day volunteer-driven clinic provides free dental, vision, and medical care to anyone in need. In 2019, it served more than 4,000 patients.

The massive operation takes thousands of volunteers to coordinate and administer. Seattle IT will provide more than 60 computers, including two dozen laptops for patient registration, and build a dependable network of devices and internet connections across three venues. Device Support Manager Ivan Balbuena explained what goes into prepping for the event in a special Seattle Channel episode of CityStream, which offered a behind-the-scenes look at the clinic.

Go behind the scenes