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92_HR0263enr HR0263 Enrolled LRB9208754WHcs 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 263 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, HR0263 Enrolled -2- LRB9208754WHcs 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 January 2, 2002; and be it further 5 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to 6 the Auditor General.