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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Agency Web Site Act is amended by 
5changing Section 10 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 177/10)
7    Sec. 10. Cookies and other invasive tracking programs. 
8    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), State 
9agency Web sites may not use persistent permanent cookies or 
10any other invasive tracking programs that monitor and track 
11Web site viewing habits; however, a State agency Web site may 
12use transactional cookies that facilitate business 
13transactions.
14    (b) Persistent Permanent cookies used by State agency Web 
15sites may be exempt from the prohibition in subsection (a) if 
16they meet the following criteria:
17        (1) The use of persistent permanent cookies adds value 
18    to the user otherwise not available;
19        (2) The persistent permanent cookies are not used to 
20    monitor and track web site viewing habits unless all types 
21    of information collected and the State's use of that 
22    information add user value and are disclosed through a 
23    comprehensive online privacy statement.
 
 
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1The Internet Privacy Task Force established under Section 15 
2shall define the exemption and limitations of this subsection 
3(b) in practice.
4(Source: P.A. 93-117, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
5    (5 ILCS 177/15 rep.)
6    Section 10. The State Agency Web Site Act is amended by 
7repealing Section 15.