privacy

Op-Eds, Privacy

The Silent Erosion of Privacy: Why We Should Care About Financial Surveillance

Pervasive financial surveillance often goes unnoticed by the public, which seems largely indifferent to the potential privacy violations it entails. Americans' acceptance of financial data collection poses serious ethical and legal concerns.

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Privacy

Utah to Train Employees on Cybersecurity Best Practices

The bill, sponsored by Representative Carl Albrecht, requires all state employees to undergo cybersecurity training.

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2024 Bills

HB 491: Raising the Privacy Bar for Government Entities

HB 491 creates a Privacy Ombudsman, elevates the Personal Privacy Oversight Committee (renaming it the Utah Privacy Commission), brings teeth with a Utah Privacy Governing Board that includes important elected officials, and moves government entities to not only comply with the laws that already exist, but raise the standards by 2027.

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2024 Bills

HB 553: Prohibiting Reverse Keyword Surveillance by Law Enforcement

HB 553 proposes to restrict reverse-keyword searches, thus backing the liberties of Utah's citizens while still empowering law enforcement to fulfill their responsibilities by codifying a keyword search that has the backing of probable cause, including particularized suspicion of an individual or device.

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2024 Bills

SB 231: Enhancing Privacy Against Government Surveillance

This bill sets clear definitions and restrictions on government agencies' use of surveillance. It also provides sensible exemptions and technical adjustments to ensure that the law keeps pace with technological advancements.

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Privacy

AI Weapon Detection is Theater

AI weapon detection violates a student’s right to privacy. Parents, lawmakers, and school officials need to think twice before implementing these or similar programs in their schools. Currently, parents and students are selling their privacy for the illusion of security. We all lose if those privacy rights are lost. 

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