Utah
The Mysterious Monolith in the Utah Desert Has Now Disappeared
It has been removed by "an unknown party".
Utah Officials Find Mysterious Metal Monolith In Remote Wilderness
The as-yet unexplained metal structure was found by a helicopter crew and stands taller than a person.
These US Sheriffs Are Refusing to Enforce COVID Restrictions
With Thanksgiving days away, sheriffs in North Dakota, Utah, and New York are resisting orders to enforce mask mandates and social distancing, including limits on large gatherings.
Inside the Newly Reopened, Socially Distanced Strip Clubs of America
Things aren't like they used to be.
The Mass Surveillance Panopticon
This week's CYBER is the tale of Banjo, a mass surveillance machine for the state of Utah.
This Bill Could Send Women Who Perform Their Own Abortions to Prison for 15 Years
The Utah bill passed the state's Republican-controlled Senate and is headed to a House floor vote.
Utah Spent $250k on a Surveillance Startup Instead of Life-Saving Drugs
The Utah Department of Health wanted to buy naloxone, which reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. The state gave it to an AI company instead.
Surveillance Firm Banjo Used a Secret Company and Fake Apps to Scrape Social Media
One former employee said the secret company called Pink Unicorn Labs was doing the same thing as Cambridge Analytica, "but more nefariously, arguably."
This Small Company Is Turning Utah Into a Surveillance Panopticon
Banjo is applying artificial intelligence to government-owned surveillance and traffic cameras across the entire state of Utah to tell police about "anomalies."
Fine, Let’s Just Ban Masturbation, Too: Female Legislators’ Recent Strategy for Fighting Abortion Laws
They're also proposing to regulate Viagra.
Stepmom in Utah Could Still Go to Jail for Hanging Drywall Topless in Her Own Home
At some point, her three stepchildren walked in and saw her breasts.
A Running List of U.S. Cities and States Where Vapes Are Banned
Politicians are panicked in a state near you.