Your Rights as an Alaska Resident

Unfortunately, Alaska residents have very limited privacy rights compared to citizens in states with comprehensive privacy laws. Under current Alaska law, your rights are restricted to those provided by the Alaska Personal Information Protection Act and federal regulations.

• Right to breach notification: Companies must notify you if your personal information is compromised in a data breach, but only after the breach has already occurred[4][5]
• Right to credit report security freeze: You can place a freeze on your credit report to prevent unauthorized access, which helps protect against identity theft[4][5]
• Right to identity theft protections: Victims of identity theft can petition courts for determinations of factual innocence and file police reports even in jurisdictions without direct authority[5]
• Right to social security number protections: Limited restrictions exist on how businesses can use and disclose your social security number[5]
• Right to truncated payment information: Businesses cannot print more than the last four digits of your credit or debit card number on receipts[5]

Notably absent are many rights that residents of other states enjoy, including the right to know what data companies collect about you, the right to delete your personal information, the right to opt out of data sales, and the right to correct inaccurate information. Alaska residents also lack protection from discrimination for exercising privacy rights.

Official Resources and Contact Information

Alaska State Legislature

The Alaska State Legislature is where comprehensive privacy legislation would need to be introduced and passed. You can contact legislators directly about privacy concerns and track relevant bills through their online systems.

Website: https://akleg.gov

Finding Your State Representatives

To contact your specific legislators about privacy legislation, you need to identify your district representatives. You can find your legislators using your voter ID card or by calling the Division of Elections at 866-952-8683.

Legislative contact assistance: https://alaskapolicyforum.org/get-involved/contact-your-legislators/

Alaska Attorney General – Consumer Protection Unit

The Consumer Protection Unit investigates unfair or deceptive business practices and can receive complaints about privacy violations, though enforcement options under current law are limited.

Address: 1031 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 200, Anchorage, AK 99501-5903

Phone: 907-269-5200

Email: consumerprotection@alaska.gov

Website: https://www.law.alaska.gov/department/civil/consumer/cpindex.html

Complaint form: http://www.law.alaska.gov/department/civil/consumer/cp_complaint.html

Alaska Department of Law

The Department of Law houses the Consumer Protection Unit and serves as the primary state agency for legal enforcement matters.

Main office: P.O. Box 110300, Juneau, AK 99811-0300

Phone: 907-465-3600

Email: attorney.general@alaska.gov

Website: https://law.alaska.gov/department/about.html

Legislative Session Information

The Alaska Legislature meets in regular sessions where privacy legislation could be considered. Public testimony opportunities are available during committee hearings.

34th Legislature schedule: 1st Regular Session January 21 – May 20, 2025

Committee meeting information: https://akleg.gov

Public testimony and committee schedules: Available through the legislature website during active sessions

Sources and Citations

Last Updated August 2025. Written with contributions from both human authors and Perplexity AI. If you find incorrect or outdated information let us know at support@optery.com.