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| 1 | AN ACT concerning business.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Keep | ||||||
| 5 | Internet Devices Safe Act. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | ||||||
| 7 | "Digital device" means an Internet-connected device that | ||||||
| 8 | contains a microphone, such as a smartphone, tablet, | ||||||
| 9 | television, computer, car, toy, or home appliance. | ||||||
| 10 | "Microphone" means an instrument capable of detecting | ||||||
| 11 | sound waves. | ||||||
| 12 | "Private entity" means any partnership, corporation, | ||||||
| 13 | liability company, association, organization or other group, | ||||||
| 14 | regardless of organizational structure, or any agent thereof. | ||||||
| 15 | "Private entity" does not include a state or local government | ||||||
| 16 | agency. | ||||||
| 17 | Section 10. Use of a digital device's microphone. | ||||||
| 18 | (a) No private entity may turn on or enable a digital | ||||||
| 19 | device's microphone unless the registered account holder or | ||||||
| 20 | another user that is setting up or configuring the device first | ||||||
| 21 | agrees to the following information in a consumer agreement or | ||||||
| 22 | privacy notice notifying the registered account holder: | ||||||
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| 1 | (1) that the microphone in the digital device will be | ||||||
| 2 | turned on or enabled; | ||||||
| 3 | (2) what command or action will turn on or enable the | ||||||
| 4 | microphone; | ||||||
| 5 | (3) the categories of sounds the microphone will be | ||||||
| 6 | listening for, recording, or disclosing; and | ||||||
| 7 | (4) the categories of third parties to which the sounds | ||||||
| 8 | may be disclosed. | ||||||
| 9 | (b) The manufacturer of a digital device that does not | ||||||
| 10 | cause to be turned on or otherwise use a digital device's | ||||||
| 11 | microphone is not subject to this Section. | ||||||
| 12 | Section 15. Security measures. A private entity that | ||||||
| 13 | records and transmits any personally identifiable information | ||||||
| 14 | collected through the digital device's microphone concerning a | ||||||
| 15 | registered account holder shall implement and maintain | ||||||
| 16 | reasonable security measures to protect such personally | ||||||
| 17 | identifiable information from unauthorized access, | ||||||
| 18 | acquisition, destruction, use, modification, and disclosure. | ||||||
| 19 | Section 20. Enforcement. The Attorney General shall have | ||||||
| 20 | exclusive authority to enforce this Act. Nothing in this Act | ||||||
| 21 | shall be construed to modify, limit, or supersede the operation | ||||||
| 22 | of any privacy or security provision in any other Illinois law | ||||||
| 23 | or prevent a party from otherwise seeking relief under the Code | ||||||
| 24 | of Civil Procedure. | ||||||
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| 1 | Section 25. Waiver void. Any waiver of the provisions of | ||||||
| 2 | this Act is void and unenforceable.
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