United States of America: Rejected Hawaii Senate Bill 21 establishing the right to own one’s own data

On 4 May 2023, the Hawaii Senate Bill 21 establishing the right to own one’s own data was rejected after failing to pass before the legislature session adjourned. The Bill would have created a state constitutional right for each person to own and have an exclusive property right over the data they generate on the Internet. Closer determination of the types of data in question, as well as the manner of implementation and enforcement, would have been subject to further definition by the legislature.