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 services it provides.
This is a sacred trust and we want to make sure that every state agency has a set of policies and procedures that will protect the privacy of all Utahns.”