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PROTECT MINNESOTANS FROM DATA EXPLOITATION — RESTORE FAIRNESS & RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

 

The United States was founded on a clear principle:

No single force — not a king, not a faction, not even a majority — should hold unchecked power over people’s lives.

 

That principle gave us separation of powers, checks and balances, and enforceable rights.

Today, that principle is failing in one critical area: personal data.

 

THE PROBLEM

Every day, Minnesotans generate vast amounts of personal data, including location history, online behavior, purchases, finances, health signals, and communication patterns.

This data is collected, aggregated, analyzed, and monetized at massive scale — often indefinitely — by a small number of powerful corporations.

 

All of this occurs under “consent” that most people cannot realistically refuse.

 

When the choice is:

Accept or you can’t work.

Accept or you can’t communicate.

Accept or you can’t participate in modern society.

 

That is not meaningful consent.

A majority clicking “I agree” does not make a system fair — it only makes it unavoidable.

 

WHY THIS IS A CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE

The Founders warned against the tyranny of the majority.

They understood that power becomes dangerous when it is concentrated, self-justifying, and insulated from accountability.

 

Today, large data-driven companies effectively write the rules, enforce the rules, and profit from the system — without transparency or proportional benefit to the people whose data makes it possible.

 

Consent at scale is not justice, just as majority rule alone is not justice.

 

THE SOLUTION: THE MINNESOTA DATA FAIRNESS ACT (DFA)

The DFA restores balance by bringing constitutional principles into the digital age.

 

It affirms that individuals retain rights to the value generated from their personal data.

It requires meaningful opt-in before personal data is sold or monetized.

It establishes transparency and accountability in data-driven systems.

It prevents exploitative data practices that disproportionately harm everyday people.

It aligns digital markets with fairness, not coercion.

 

This is not anti-technology.

This is pro-rights, pro-fairness, and pro-accountability.

 

WHY MINNESOTA

Minnesota already recognizes consumer data rights.

The DFA builds on that foundation by addressing the economic and power imbalance current laws leave unresolved.

 

This is an opportunity for Minnesota to lead the nation by setting a fairness standard others will follow.

 

OUR ASK

We call on Minnesota lawmakers to support the Minnesota Data Fairness Act, protect residents from exploitative data practices, restore balance between people and data-driven corporations, and ensure digital participation does not require surrendering fundamental rights.

 

CLOSING

The Constitution was designed to protect people from powerful majorities.

Today, the most powerful majority is mass data aggregation.

 

Sign this petition to help bring constitutional fairness into the digital age.

See The Full Proposal Here: https://wethemajority.github.io/MN DFA/