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Full Text of HB3571  99th General Assembly

HB3571 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3571

 

Introduced , by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
815 ILCS 505/2TTT new

    Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a provider of wireless telephone service may not use or permit the use of perma-cookies to monitor the viewing habits of their data plan users. Provides that a violation is an unlawful practice. Defines terms.


LRB099 06492 JLS 26564 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB3571LRB099 06492 JLS 26564 b

1    AN ACT concerning business.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
5Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2TTT as follows:
 
6    (815 ILCS 505/2TTT new)
7    Sec. 2TTT. Perma-cookie prohibition.
8    (a) "Perma-cookie" means a unique header tied to cellular
9telephone data plans that uniquely identify a user to the
10websites the user visits.
11    (b) A provider of wireless telephone service may not use or
12permit the use of perma-cookies to monitor the viewing habits
13of its data plan users.
14    (c) A violation of this Section is an unlawful practice
15within the meaning of this Act.