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HOUSE BILL 1053
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State of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session
By Representatives Romero, Lambert, McIntire, Haigh, Kenney and Van Luven
Read first time 01/12/2001. Referred to Committee on State Government.
_1 AN ACT Relating to protecting privacy in the use of
_2 governmental information services; adding new sections to chapter
_3 43.105 RCW; and providing an effective date.
_4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
_5 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 43.105
_6 RCW to read as follows:
_7 (1) A state internet information service may not:
_8 (a) Require a person using the service to accept the placement
_9 of information or software on a person's computer for the purpose
10 of gathering information about the person or the person's internet
11 usage; or
12 (b) Modify information or software on the computer of a person
13 using the service.
14 (2) This section does not prevent the placement or modification
15 of information or software on a person's computer with the
16 person's express and knowing consent. A state internet information
17 service may not terminate access to or use of the information
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_1 service by a person who refuses to consent to placement or
_2 modification of information or software on a person's computer.
_3 (3) For the purposes of this section, "state internet
_4 information service" means an internet service provided to the
_5 public and operated by any agency or institution of state
_6 government, including purchased services.
_7 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.105
_8 RCW to read as follows:
_9 The department of information systems shall develop standards
10 to facilitate the implementation of section 1 of this act.
11 NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. Section 1 of this act takes effect July 1,
12 2002.
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