{"data":{"id":"us-il/5-ilcs-855-5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"5 ILCS 855/5","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this Act:\n\"Electronic communication\" means any origination, transmission, emission, transfer, or reception of signs, signals, data, writings, images, video, audio, or intelligence of any nature by telephone, including cellular telephones or a wire, Internet, wireless, radio, electromagnetic, photo-electronic or photo-optical system, cable television, fiber optic, satellite, microwave, Internet-based or wireless distribution network, system, facility or related technology.\n\"Household\" means any single or multiple family dwelling, including but not limited to a single family home, house, apartment, mobile home, trailer, building, condominium, duplex, townhouse, or other living quarters, used or intended to be used as a dwelling place and immediately surrounding area.\n\"Household electronic device\" means any device primarily intended for use within a household that is capable of facilitating any electronic communication, excluding personal computing devices and digital gateway devices. For purposes of this Act: \"personal computing device\" means a personal computer, cell phone, smartphone, or tablet; and \"digital gateway device\" means a modem, router, wireless access point, or cable set-top box serviced by a cable provider.\n\"Household electronic data\" means any information or input provided by a person to a household electronic device.\n\"Law enforcement agency\" means any agency of this State or a political subdivision of this State which is vested by law with the duty to maintain public order and to enforce criminal laws.","path":["CHAPTER 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS","Protecting Household Privacy Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=4212\u0026ChapterID=2\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:12Z","sha256":"f91c9943482476bdffaa484546ec487a79f7b1ed27f3a2dbae3bd9f9fd1b5809","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/5-ilcs-855-1","next":"us-il/5-ilcs-855-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}