1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to data practices; modifying the definition of electronic access data to 
1.3 	exclude government employees;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.15, 
1.4 	subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings 
1.8 	given.
1.9 	(a) "Electronic access data" means data created, collected, or maintained about a person's
1.10 	access to a government entity's computer by a person, other than the government entity's 
1.11 	employee or independent contractor, for the purpose of:
1.12 	(1) gaining access to data or information;
1.13 	(2) transferring data or information; or
1.14 	(3) using government services.
1.15 	(b) "Cookie" means any data that a government-operated computer electronically places 
1.16 	on the computer of a person who has gained access to a government computer.