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House OKs substitute limiting state collection of location-based contact-tracing data
Summary
The House passed a substitute to HB 5001 requiring legislative approval before state agencies may commence collection of covered location-based tracking data and directing destruction of previously collected tracing data in specified circumstances.
The Utah House adopted a substitute to House Bill 5001 on June 18 that narrows and governs government collection of location information tied to contact-tracing and tracking apps.
Representative Spendlove presented the bill as a privacy-protection measure: entities working with the state may not sell or otherwise share covered tracing information beyond the state, must destroy information when appropriate, and must obtain affirmative consent before collecting certain personal…
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