Archive for the ‘Privacy’ Category

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 at 9:00am

Senator Reid stands by GRAMA vote, despite logic

Senator Stewart Reid (R – Ogden, District 18) just doesn’t seem to get it as he continually chooses to stand by his yea vote on HB 477 and his nay vote on HB 1001 to repeal the draconian GRAMA (Government Records Access Management Act) law. In yesterdays Salt Lake Tribune, Reid said 477 should have [...]

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 at 8:00am

Proof SB 275 can and will be abused

You may recall me writing about SB 275 a month ago. In summary, the bill allows petition signers to remove their name from a petition up to one month after it has been submitted.  At the time I pointed out this law could easily be used by opponents of any particular petition to put pressure [...]

Friday, June 5th, 2009 at 11:49am

Full body scans and Civil Liberties

Never let it be said that I don’t give credit where credit is due. I applaud Republican Representative Jason Chaffetz for his bill banning full body scans as a primary means of airport security. The bill passed the House yesterday but faces tough opposition from his own party members in the Senate. For those of [...]

Friday, February 20th, 2009 at 8:52pm

Big Brother Burbank

Posted by Curtis Haring in City Life, Privacy

One story that is flying under the radar over the past couple of days has been the erection of video cameras in Pioneer Park. Salt Lake City Police Chief, Chris Burbank said ““It is our hope the camera system will deter criminal activity within the park and assist the Police Department in the apprehension and [...]

Monday, February 9th, 2009 at 4:11pm

Bills to Watch: H.B. 325 – Opting Out of the REAL ID Act – S. Sandstrom

I figure I would honor my 250th post with a bill that, frankly, taps into the roots of my political life – my utter disdain for anything that creates a “big-brother” type of scenario. H.B. 325, as proposed by Representative Stephen Sandstrom (R – Orem, District 58) is in a similar vain, as the bill [...]

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