Transparency is the foundation of everything which DPA advocates for. We believe transparency is essential for building trust between consumer and company. DPA believes that a relationship based on trust leads to a greater use of technology and encourages more technological innovation. We believe that a company that collects personally identifying information should clearly state in its privacy policy what personal information it collects, stores, shares or sells, and who it shares that information with.            

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Illinois right to privacy act, SB 1502

Provides you with information on who your data is being sold to.

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NPR Illinois: The Battle Over Transparency And Privacy In The Digital Age
NPR Illinois: The Battle Over Transparency And Privacy In The Digital Age

NPR's Daisy Contreras covers the fight for bringing the Right to Know and Geolocation Privacy Protection Acts into law in Illinois.

House Bill 3449 will protect online privacy
House Bill 3449 will protect online privacy

Abe Scarr writes that in order to protect Illinois citizens' online privacy rights, the Illinois legislature must pass House Bill 3449, the Geolocation Privacy Protection Act. 

Tom Dart on WGN's "The Chicago Way with John Kass"
Tom Dart on WGN's "The Chicago Way with John Kass"

Recently Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart was on The Chicago Way with John Kass on WGN. He talks about recent successes regarding the Cook County Jail system, and goes into detail regarding the Right to Know Act about halfway through. Give it a listen!

Over 200 Million American Voters Data Leaked
Over 200 Million American Voters Data Leaked

The Intercept reports that personal data for nearly every American voter was exposed by a GOP data mining firm. Poor stewardship over gigantic databases of personal data is one of, if not the, key reason why Americans need more transparency for where their personal information winds up.

Springfield Update
Springfield Update

Updates from our Legislative Director, Jake Wright, on the state of the bills we're supporting in Springfield. Both bills have made it much farther than Silicon Valley wanted already, read more to find out!

URGENT ACTION ALERT: Illinois Right to Know Act
URGENT ACTION ALERT: ILLINOIS RIGHT TO KNOW AND GEOLOCATION PRIVACY BILLS
URGENT ACTION ALERT: ILLINOIS RIGHT TO KNOW AND GEOLOCATION PRIVACY BILLS
Congress sold out your online privacy. Illinois doesn't have to follow.
Congress sold out your online privacy. Illinois doesn't have to follow.

"[i]t's time for the technology industry to grow up and take responsibility for the awesome power we now have over people's personal lives." - Derek Eder, founder of 1871 tech start-up Datamade, co-founder of Chi Hack Night, Chicago Magazine's Emerging Power Player, and DPA Board Member.

Racial Inequality Through Geolocation
Racial Inequality Through Geolocation

Where you live, especially in highly segregated cities like Chicago, is easily a means to enact racist policy without specifing race at all. Protecting your location data and understanding where it goes to is important for protecting minority groups in todays connected world.

NBC Investigates: Springfield Privacy Bills
NBC Investigates: Springfield Privacy Bills