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Utah Bill Looks to Tighten Grip on Facial Recognition Use The proposal out of the Senate is the latest in a string of efforts to limit the use of the technology in Utah. Allegation of misuse first surfaced in 2019, kicking off a long-running conversation about guardrails. Shutterstock/Legacy Images In response to privacy concerns regarding Utah’s use of facial recognition software by law enforcement agencies, the state’s Senate recently approved a bill to prevent law enforceme...

Nearly 80% of the money budgeted for Operation Rio Grande was used for policing, jail beds and court costs Bethany Rodgers © Provided by Salt Lake Tribune (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Police continued policing the removal of homeless camps for the second day near the Rio Grande area, Dec. 10, 2020. Nearly $8 of every $10 allocated by state and local governments for Operation Rio Grande, a massive safety and social services campaign, were spent on cour...