Author: Mariah Wheeler

UTAH – A bill that would require government agencies in Utah to be more transparent about their use of facial recognition software is making its way through the state Senate as a “first step” toward addressing privacy concerns about the technology, civil liberties groups said. The bill, authored by Republican State Sen. Daniel Thatcher, would require agencies to file written requests to use facial recognition software, and inform driver’s license applicants that their photos could be analyzed by facial recognition software. Thatcher’s bill was approved unanimously by the Utah Senate’s Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee on Friday. The Utah Department of Public…

OGDEN, Utah — An Ogden man faces a felony charge after police say he hit and killed a pedestrian, then drove away but returned to the scene a short time later. Jesus Hernandez, 37, was charged Monday in 2nd District Court with leaving the scene of an accident involving death, a third-degree felony. On June 5, a 57-year-old man in the road in the 3100 block of Washington Blvd. was hit by Hernandez’s SUV about 3 a.m., according to charging documents. “Jesus struck the pedestrian, slowed slightly, then fled the scene in his vehicle. He made no attempt to stop…