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Tech firm with suspended contracts had outside data deal

Tech firm with suspended contracts had outside data deal

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A surveillance technology company that had a $21 million contract with the state of Utah suspended over its founder’s past associations with white supremacists also had a contract with a healthcare company, to track coronavirus patient data. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the contract appears to […]

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Utah halts crime-detection deal over company’s past KKK ties

Utah halts crime-detection deal over company’s past KKK ties

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s attorney general has suspended a $20.7 million contract with a technology company using government surveillance data to develop a crime-detection program amid reports its founder once belonged to a white supremacist group and was involved in a drive-by shooting. Attorney General Sean Reyes said […]

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University of Utah Denounces Banjo

University of Utah Denounces Banjo

SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, the University of Utah released a statement denouncing Banjo, a white supremacist group with whom they have had previous affiliations. The Salt Lake City-based university said they support Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes’ plans for a third-party audit of the company as well as an advisory committee […]

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