2020 UT Governor's race: on Technology
Chris Peterson:
Balance water infrastructure needs with impact
On the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline [diverting the Colorado River for municipal water], Peterson said he supports it--with caveats. "I recognize Washington County needs a reliable source of water. It is a growing community that is expanding," Peterson
said. However, he cited concerns about the budget for the pipeline as well as ongoing litigation. "I'm worried about cost overruns & the impact in neighboring communities. I believe that we need to proceed with caution as our tax dollars are concerned."
Source: St. George News on 2020 Utah gubernatorial race
Oct 10, 2020
Gary Herbert:
We don't give ICE facial recognition data on immigrants
Utah officials refuted reports that the Utah Department of Public Safety allowed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to mine Utahns' driver's license photos using facial recognition technology.Gov. Gary Herbert was "very concerned" about
reports that ICE and the FBI were using the photos to form the foundation for a facial recognition database, according to the governor's office. But they say they were told by the public safety department, which oversees the state Driver License
Division, that such reports were inaccurate.
Herbert believes in respecting residents' privacy and is committed to ensuring that the state's facial recognition system will only be used for law enforcement purposes and never against law-abiding
Utahns, according to his office.
"Federal agents don't have free roam of our database. They don't have access to it at all. They have to go through us to get information they are searching," a spokesperson said. "We do respect people's privacy."
Source: Deseret News on 2020 Utah Gubernatorial race
Jul 8, 2019
Spencer Cox:
Not OK to give ICE facial recognition data on immigrants
Utah officials refuted reports that the Utah Department of Public Safety allowed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to mine Utahns' driver's license photos using facial recognition technology.Gov. Gary Herbert and Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox
were "very concerned" about reports that ICE and the FBI were using the photos to form the foundation for a facial recognition database, according to the governor's office. But they say they were told by the public safety department, which oversees the
state Driver License Division, that such reports were inaccurate.
Cox told reporters, "If the reports are true, the governor and I are deeply concerned and not OK with it."
In at least three states that offer driver's licenses to undocumented
immigrants, ICE officials have requested to electronically analyze driver's license photos. At least two of those states, Utah and Vermont, complied, searching their photos for matches, those records show.
Source: Deseret News on 2020 Utah Gubernatorial race
Jul 8, 2019
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