[ACLU-CU ALERT] PLEASE FILE A WITNESS SLIP

[Champaign County ACLU Announcements]

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Ruth E. Wyman
Attorney At Law
Ruth E. Wyman Law Office LLC
202 S. Broadway, Suite 207, PO Box 722
Urbana, IL 61803-0722
Phone: (217) 239-1544
Fax: (217) 239-2502

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On 3/8/2021 8:37 AM, Champaign County ACLU Announcements wrote:
> Dear ACLU  of Champaign County supporters and members,
>
> WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW!
>
> More than 10 years ago, the ACLU led the effort in Illinois to pass 
> the pioneering Biometric Privacy Information Act (BIPA) in our state.  
> The law – one of the most far-reaching in the country – assures that 
> your most private information – including your face print, 
> fingerprints and DNA – could *not* be collected and used by a private 
> company without providing the consumer notice that the information was 
> being collected and giving consent for sharing and using the data. In 
> the past few years, a number of companies – including large social 
> media companies – have been held accountable in court for violating 
> the rights of Illinois residents under BIPA.
>
>                 Rather than simply comply with the law, these 
> companies are now working to gut BIPA and reduce privacy protections 
> for Illinois residents.  On Tuesday afternoon, March 9^th , the 
> Illinois House Judiciary – Civil Committee will hear two bills that 
> gut these protections.
>
>
>              We are asking you to file 2 witness slips for your *SELF* 
> as an individual *OPPONENT* of House Bill 559 and House Bill 560. At 
> the bottom, click *RECORD OF APPEARANCE ONLY*.
>
>
> *You can find directions and links to do this* here 
> <https://www.aclu-il.org/en/take-action-protect-bipa>.
>
>
>                 Our Advocacy team is working tirelessly to defeat 
> these – and other measures – to weaken BIPA.
>
> Your voice would contribute mightily to this effort.  Thanks so much 
> and please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
>
>
> CHAMPAIGN COUNTY ACLU
>
> info at aclu-cu.org <mailto:info at aclu-cu.org>
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