THE DFA — Data Fairness Act
A Digital Bill of Rights designed to restore transparency, fairness, and public control over how personal data is used and monetized.
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Banner art: “Pass the MN DFA (Act)” — Minnesota Data Fairness Act.
Download the Official MN DFA Proposal
This is the Minnesota legislative draft you can share with lawmakers, staff, organizers, and journalists.
📄 View Proposal PDF
Scan to open the petition on any phone. Perfect for flyers, handouts, and in-person conversations.
Digital Bill of Rights (Under the DFA)
- Right to clear transparency about what data is collected and why.
- Right to access, correct, and delete your personal data.
- Right to opt-in before your data is monetized or sold.
- Right to portability — move your data between services.
- Right to algorithmic due process and explanation.
- Right to fair economic participation when your data generates revenue.
What the DFA Does
The DFA builds guardrails around the surveillance economy and flips the default from “collect everything” to “respect people first.”
- Establishes enforceable digital rights in Minnesota law.
- Bans harmful profiling and opaque behavioral scoring.
- Requires strong security standards and fast breach notification.
- Forces data brokers to register, disclose their practices, and face penalties.
- Demands transparent accounting when personal data is turned into profit.
Why It Matters
Minnesotans never voted to have their lives turned into products. Yet our clicks, locations, purchases, and behaviors are quietly bought, sold, and profiled every day — often without our knowledge or consent.
The DFA restores digital self-determination. It protects vulnerable communities, reduces exploitation, rebuilds trust in technology, and ensures that when data creates value, the people creating that value are not cut out.
How You Can Help Right Now
- Sign and share the petition — every signature builds visible momentum.
- Send the PDF to your state representative, senator, and local officials with a short note asking them to review it.
- Print flyers or handouts with the QR code and pass them out at community spaces, libraries, campuses, or events.
- Share on social with the message: “If companies profit from our data, we deserve rights and a fair share.”
This is a citizen-driven initiative. There is no corporate sponsor, no PAC, and no lobby backing this — just people who are tired of being treated as data points instead of human beings.