Recent revelations show the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secretly collects bulk data containing troves of Americans’ private information without congressional knowledge or oversight.
The general constitutional issue under review is this: does allowing police to force a criminal defendant to provide the passcode for a cell phone violate the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination?
DOH not only failed to obtain informed consent from maternity patients, but after collecting completed surveys, the department charged researchers to access survey data.
Phillips’ duties include investigating and reviewing government privacy practices, making recommendations for reforms regarding the state’s handling of citizens’ information, and updating the public of these findings.
As reported by KUTV, until recently, parents of newborns had to provide sensitive information to the Utah Department of Health through a mandatory survey.