<div dir="ltr">Done, Barbara Jones</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 8:39 AM Champaign County ACLU Announcements <<a href="mailto:announce@aclu-cu.org">announce@aclu-cu.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Dear ACLU of Champaign County supporters and members,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal">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 <b>not</b> 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. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> 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<sup>th</sup>, the Illinois House Judiciary – Civil Committee will hear two bills that gut these protections. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> We are asking you to file 2 witness slips for your <b>SELF</b> as an individual <b>OPPONENT</b> of House Bill 559 and House Bill 560. At the bottom, click <b>RECORD OF APPEARANCE ONLY</b>. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>You can find directions and links to do this</b> <a href="https://www.aclu-il.org/en/take-action-protect-bipa" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Our Advocacy team is working tirelessly to defeat these – and other measures – to weaken BIPA. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Your voice would contribute mightily to this effort. Thanks so much and please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">CHAMPAIGN COUNTY ACLU</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:info@aclu-cu.org" target="_blank">info@aclu-cu.org</a></p><img src="cid:ii_km0oq0351" alt="image.jpeg" width="262" height="123" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></div></div></div>
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