Hawaii may keep track of all Web sites visited

cnet ^ | |January 26, 2012 12:36 AM PST | Declan McCullagh

[BenLurkin]

Hawaii's legislature is weighing an unprecedented proposal to curb the privacy of Aloha State residents: requiring Internet providers to keep track of every Web site their customers visit.

Its House of Representatives has scheduled a hearing this morning on a new bill (PDF) requiring the creation of virtual dossiers on state residents. The measure, H.B. 2288, says "Internet destination history information" and "subscriber's information" such as name and address must be saved for two years.

H.B. 2288, which was introduced Friday, says the dossiers must include a list of Internet Protocol addresses and domain names visited. Democratic Rep. John Mizuno of Oahu is the lead sponsor; Mizuno also introduced H.B. 2287, a computer crime bill, at the same time last week.

[redgolum]

Scary isn’t it.

Seems the State is starting to show its true colors. Plan accordingly.

[Texas resident]

First they track it, then they ban it.

Just like China.

[GrandmaPatriot]

Are you using Tor and have you had any problems with it?

[Bobalu]

I do use TOR, no major problems.
Of course it’s a bit slower because you are going through a chain of proxies.

TOR browser is a custom version of Firefox.
The TOR browser bundle contains everything you need.

[GrandmaPatriot]

Thanks. Since I am in Hawaii I’m going to give it a whirl. What a revolting development this state is in.