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Senate adopts baseline limits on government facial-recognition use, critics say privacy protections fall short
Summary
Senate Bill 34, establishing baseline standards for state use of facial-recognition technology, passed the Utah Senate 27–2 on Jan. 29, 2021; supporters described it as a consensus bill that raises training and process standards, while critics said it lacks sufficient privacy safeguards.
The Utah State Senate on Jan. 29, 2021, passed Senate Bill 34, which places new baseline standards on governmental use of facial-recognition technology. Sponsor Senator Thatcher said the measure resulted from multi-year work by the Government Operations interim committee and represents a consensus…
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