Hawaii to keep internet history of population?
Hawaii’s House of Representatives is currently in talks concerning a bill that will certainly strike a chord in todays world of SOPA and PIPA
Hawaii’s House of Representatives are currently discussing a piece of legislation, which if passed, would require by law records of all internet history to be kept for a minimum of two years on each resident in Hawaii.
The legislation would essentially allow the state to access internet history’s of every resident on the island going back two years and would include everything from the Internet Protocal address to the domain names.
Supported by Democratic Rep. John Mizuno of Oahu the piece of legislation will no doubt do nothing to alleviate the fears of many in the U.S. over the current Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect Intellectual Property Acts that are being discussed at the moment.
While neither Mizuno or the state have commented on the decision it’s believed that the decision to discuss this has come with policing in mind, by keeping records it’s presumed that it will be easier to catch those who commit crimes with the help of the web.
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Source: CNET
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