Utah Senate panel advances bill to regulate government use of facial recognition technology
Law enforcement routinely uses the Driver License Division’s database to identify criminals and prevent fraud, but Utahns have no guarantees about how their images are used.
(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) This Oct. 1, 2019, file photo shows the gold star required by the federal government on state driver licenses. In this year's session of the Utah Legislature, Sen. Daniel Thatcher is proposing limited regulation of how government agencies can use facial technology on the state's Driver License Division database. The bill passed its first legislative hurdle on Friday.