data privacy

2022 Bills

SB 227: Complicating the Patchwork of State Privacy Laws

This bill creates a barrier to innovation by adding to the patchwork of contradictory state data privacy laws that will take effect in 2023.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 23rd Feb 2022

Personal Freedom

Utah Affirms Privacy Rights in Banking Data

The resolution argues that forcing banking institutions to make such a choice breaks down trust between consumers and financial institutions.

Leslie Corbly
| 16th Nov 2021

Personal Freedom

Apple’s Privacy Blunder Highlights the Need for Legal Protections

This entire situation does highlight the need for consumers to be aware of the risks they run with their data before deciding to entrust it to a third party as well as the need for robust guardrails for government agencies that want to access that data through the third party.

Jen Maffessanti
| 16th Aug 2021

Limited and Open Government

Montana Brings Privacy Into the 21st Century

Montana’s Frontier Institute proved instrumental in ushering both of these bills through their state legislature. As a result of Frontier’s hard work, Montana joins a handful of other states extending privacy protections to digital data and communications.

Rees Empey
| 24th May 2021

Op-Eds

Utah can strike a better balance to protect privacy

State Rep. Francis Gibson has introduced a new bill to tackle this issue head-on. Privacy Protection Amendments, House Bill 243, requires a public, transparent review regarding law enforcement wanting to use new surveillance technology. This enables the Legislature to ensure that the appropriate guardrails and oversight exist to protect civil liberties while still achieving public safety.

James Czerniawski
| 18th Feb 2021

Policy Analysis

Protecting the Right to Privacy in a Digital Era

The desire to use new technologies in the name of protecting the community cannot come at the expense of an individual’s fundamental rights.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 8th Jan 2021