privacy

As new State Privacy Officer Whitney Phillips moves forward with her review, four problems should be prioritized.
Why did the Utah Department of Health require new parents to fill out an eight-page form with more than 100 questions to get their infant’s birth certificate?
The resolution argues that forcing banking institutions to make such a choice breaks down trust between consumers and financial institutions.
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.
The only thing worse than an arbitrary, incompetent government violating its citizens’ liberties is an arbitrary, competent one.
The State Auditor's office has released its statement on the appointments for Utah's newly-created Personal Privacy Oversight Commission.

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