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92_HR0263

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, A recent report revealed that 64  federal  World
 3    Wide   Web  sites  used  unauthorized  information-collecting
 4    "cookies" that allow those agencies to track the browsing and
 5    buying habits of Internet users who visited those sites; and

 6        WHEREAS, On October 11, 2000, a statement by  the  United
 7    States  General Accounting Office indicated that some federal
 8    Web sites were lacking  when  measured  against  the  Federal
 9    Trade  Commission's  four fair information principles: notice
10    (data collectors must disclose  their  information  practices
11    before   collecting  personal  information  from  consumers);
12    choice (consumers must  be  given  options  with  respect  to
13    whether  and how personal information collected from them may
14    be used for purposes beyond those for which  the  information
15    was  provided);  access (consumers should be able to view and
16    contest the accuracy and completeness of data collected about
17    them); and security (data  collectors  must  take  reasonable
18    steps  to ensure that information collected from consumers is
19    accurate and secure from unauthorized use); and

20        WHEREAS, Persons using Web sites maintained  by  officers
21    and  agencies  of  the  State  of  Illinois  are  entitled to
22    assurance that their privacy will be protected when they  use
23    those Web sites; therefore, be it

24        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
25    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
26    we direct the Auditor General to conduct  an  audit  of  each
27    State officer and agency that maintains a World Wide Web site
28    and  determine  whether the officer or agency uses technology
29    that allows it to track the  browsing  or  buying  habits  of
30    Internet  users  who  visit  the site and, if so, whether the
31    tracking is necessary  and  whether  the  officer  or  agency
32    protects those users through adequate notice, choice, access,
 
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 1    and security; and be it further

 2        RESOLVED,  That the Auditor General is directed to report
 3    its findings and recommendations to the General  Assembly  by
 4    October 1, 2001; and be it further

 5        RESOLVED,  That a copy of this resolution be presented to
 6    the Auditor General.

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