privacy

Can Police Force You to Open Your Phone?

The general constitutional issue under review is this: does allowing police to force a criminal defendant to provide the passcode for a cell phone violate the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination?

Leslie Corbly
| 24th Mar 2022

2022 Bills

Utah Takes Steps to Protect Patient Privacy

This bill clarifies information needed to process a birth certificate request with additional, research-relevant questions.

Leslie Corbly
| 14th Mar 2022

2022 Bills

HB 457: Protecting Personal Information Collected by State Agencies

This bill protects the personal information of Utahns collected by state agencies.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 25th Feb 2022

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

2022 Bills

HB 341: Clarifying Requirements for Birth Certificate Applications

This bill clarifies what the Department of Health may require of parents to obtain a birth certificate.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 18th Feb 2022

2022 Bills

SB 198: Government Control of Online Speech

This bill changes the way private companies are required to communicate their terms of service and moderate online content.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 11th Feb 2022

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