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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2747
Introduced 1/28/2010, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the State Agency Web Site Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning cookies and other invasive tracking programs.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2747 |
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LRB096 17253 RCE 32603 b |
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| AN ACT concerning government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The State Agency Web Site Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 10 as follows:
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| (5 ILCS 177/10)
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| Sec. 10. Cookies and other invasive tracking programs.
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| (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b),
State |
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| agency Web
sites may
not use permanent cookies or any other |
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| invasive tracking programs that
that monitor
and track
Web site
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| viewing habits; however, a State agency Web site may use |
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| transactional cookies
that facilitate business transactions. |
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| (b) Permanent cookies used by State agency Web sites may be |
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| exempt from
the prohibition in subsection (a) if they meet the |
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| following criteria:
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| (1) The use of permanent cookies adds value to the user |
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| otherwise
not available;
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| (2) The permanent cookies are not used to monitor and |
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| track web site
viewing habits unless all types of |
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| information collected and the State's
use of that |
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| information add user value and are disclosed through a
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| comprehensive online privacy statement.
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| The Internet Privacy Task Force established under Section 15 |