Author: Mariah Wheeler

Ogden, UTAH – According to the state officials, in 2021, the Legislature created a chief privacy officer position in the Department of Government Operations to oversee the collection, storage and protection of the information state agencies acquire. Executive Order 2023-06 requires the chief privacy officer to complete a full assessment of state agency practices and present a coordinated strategic plan to the Governor’s Office by Aug. 1, 2023. Governor Cox released the following statement: “From getting a driver license to registering to vote to opening a business, state government requires the disclosure of personal information for almost all of the…

When Kimberly started to experience chest pains she dismissed them as nothing serious. The single mom of three had a 4-week-old baby to take care of and even though she felt a crushing weight on her chest, all she wanted to do was rest. Thankfully, when her 9-year-old son came home from school and saw his mom holding her chest in pain he knew he needed to act, remembering the advice his gym teacher had given his class. “He said, ‘My health teacher said that when someone grabs their chest like that that I’m supposed to call 911,’” Kimberly said. “I thought, ‘You…