US States Intensify Digital Surveillance: Utah’s VPN Crackdown and ALPR Data Secrecy Threaten Privacy
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Across the United States, a concerning trend is emerging as states increasingly implement measures that threaten fundamental digital privacy rights. From unprecedented crackdowns on tools designed to enhance online anonymity to legislative efforts shielding pervasive surveillance technologies from public scrutiny, the landscape of digital privacy is rapidly shifting. These actions represent a significant intensification of government oversight into citizens’ online activities and physical movements, raising alarm among privacy advocates and civil liberties organizations. The push for greater control, often under the guise of protection, risks eroding the very foundations of a private and secure digital existence for millions.
Utah’s Unprecedented VPN Crackdown
In a move that sets a dangerous precedent, Utah is poised to become the first state in the nation to directly target the use of Virtual Private Networks (
Sources
- [1] Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week (www.eff.org)
- [2] Open Records Laws Reveal ALPRs’ Sprawling Surveillance. Now States Want to Block What the Public Sees. (www.eff.org)
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