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This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to establish a new right for individuals in Hawaii to own and have exclusive property rights over the data they generate on the Internet. Specifically, the proposed amendment would add a new section to Article I of the Hawaii State Constitution that guarantees each person ownership of their personally generated data on public networked information systems like the Internet. The bill leaves it to the state legislature to determine the specific details of which data are covered and how this right will be implemented and enforced. If approved, voters would be asked to vote on whether the constitution should guarantee this data ownership right, with the amendment taking effect after following the state constitutional procedures for amendments. This proposed change reflects growing concerns about data privacy and ownership in the digital age, seeking to give individuals more control over the personal information they create online by treating such data as a form of personal property.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=170&year=2026