2022 Bills
HB 340: Legitimizing Law Enforcement’s Access to DNA
This bill creates a process for law enforcement to request DNA search information from private companies and secretly collect familial DNA.
Limited and Open Government
Utah Leads on Protecting Individual Privacy Rights
The State Auditor's office has released its statement on the appointments for Utah's newly-created Personal Privacy Oversight Commission.
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...
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Protecting sensitive information among changing technology
States that wish to protect privacy rights need to change this by passing clear legal standards for law enforcement to follow that apply to modern technology.