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Cook County board approves renewal of APPRIS contract after activists and commissioners press to limit ICE access
Summary
Cook County commissioners voted Oct. 23 to renew a victim‑notification contract with APPRIS — owned by Equifax — after public testimony and floor debate prompted by concerns that a "risk solutions" clause could allow indirect sharing of county resident data with ICE and other third parties.
Cook County commissioners voted Oct. 23 to renew a victim‑notification contract with APPRIS — a vendor owned by Equifax — after extended public comment and floor discussion about how the vendor's broader commercial products can be used to share sensitive personal data.
Community advocates told the board the contract risks enabling Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other agencies to obtain personal information about residents via data brokers. "Cutting off access to ICE through that pipeline won't prevent other agencies from sharing access to ICE," said Laura Rivera, a senior staff attorney with Just Futures Law, urging the board to remove a "risk solutions" clause that she said allows data resale.
The amendment placed before the board restricts APPRIS's ability to provide information to ICE, according to John Horahan, chief…
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