“These changes are hitting the free market”
Digital Rights And Automation Act of 2021
Rationale
These changes strengthen protections against job displacement, corporate surveillance, and reckless AI by prioritizing worker rights, privacy, and balanced safety over unchecked corporate power.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Privacy & Digital Rights |
Strict data rights (right to deletion; algorithmic transparency; heavy fines for violations)
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Ban all personal data collection by private companies
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| 2 | AI Development & Safety |
Light-touch, pro-innovation
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Balanced oversight
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| 3 | Automation & the Workforce |
Actively incentivise automation
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Permit automation with strong retraining/transition rights
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Data Privacy & Digital Rights2
AI Development & Safety3
Automation & the WorkforceProposer
Party
Open Future Alliance
The Open Future Alliance believes government should work like good code: transparent, modular, and open to everyone. We fight for digital rights, green innovation, and a state that empowers citizens instead of controlling them.
Core pillars
Alexander Müller
Activist · Age 47
A former union organiser turned party strategist, Alexander Müller’s sharp political instincts and relentless charm turned local campaigns into nationwide movements, earning him a reputation as the party’s most loyal and effective fixer.
Timeline
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Draft21 January 2021
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Vote Open21 January 2021
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Vote Closed22 March 2021
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Did Not Become Law22 March 2021
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Bundesrat
FailedFor: 4 / 69 seats (5.8%)
Against: 39 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 26
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservatist Liberal Alliance | 0 | No | The free market will suffer under this. |
| Liberal Union | 20 | No | This would strangulate free enterprise |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy | 15 | No | These laws unfortunately harm the free market. |
| National People's Front | 4 | No | These changes are hitting the free market |
| Open Future Alliance Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| United Working Families | 4 | Yes | These are necessary changes |
Bundestag
FailedFor: 67 / 650 seats (10.3%)
Against: 351 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 232
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservatist Liberal Alliance | 29 | No | The free market will suffer under this. |
| Liberal Union | 95 | No | This would strangulate free enterprise |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy | 164 | No | These laws unfortunately harm the free market. |
| National People's Front | 63 | No | These changes are hitting the free market |
| Open Future Alliance Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| United Working Families | 67 | Yes | These are necessary changes |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“These are necessary changes”
“The free market will suffer under this.”
“This would strangulate free enterprise”
“These laws unfortunately harm the free market.”