(740 ILCS 7/5)

Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Electronic mail message" means a message sent to a unique destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique user name or mailbox (commonly referred to as the "local part") and a reference to an Internet domain (commonly referred to as the "domain part"), whether or not displayed, to which an electronic message can be sent or delivered.

"Identifying information" means, with respect to an individual, any of the following:

(1) Social security number.

(2) Driver's license number.

(3) Bank account number.

(4) Credit card or debit card number.

(5) Personal identification number (PIN).

(6) Automated or electronic signature.

(7) Unique biometric data.

(8) Account password.

(9) Any other piece of information that can be used to access an individual's financial accounts or to obtain goods or services.

"Internet" means the global information system that is logically linked together by a globally unique address space based on the Internet Protocol (IP), or its subsequent extensions, and that is able to support communications using the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite, or its subsequent extensions, or other IP-compatible protocols, and that provides, uses, or makes accessible, either publicly or privately, high level services layered on the communications and related infrastructure.

"Web page" means a location that has a single uniform resource locator or other single location with respect to the Internet.

(Source: P.A. 95-350, eff. 1-1-08.)