Bill aims to help rural areas with tire recycling costs

SALT LAKE CITY — A legislative proposal that advanced unanimously from a committee Wednesday would help rural communities cover the costs associated with the state's used tire recycling program.

SB46by Sen. Scott Sandall, R-Tremonton, would allow for 100 percent reimbursement of rural area's costs, as opposed to the 60 percent covered under current law.

The measure was heard by the Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environmental Quality on Wednesday, the same day a legislative audit was released pointing out some problems in the 28-year-old state program.

In particular, the audit noted that over the last two fiscal years, the number of new waste tires generated outpaced the number of new waste tires collected.

"Cities and counties struggle to manage waste tires as illicit waste tire disposal continues and as some landfills are unable to afford waste tire cleanup costs," the audit noted.

Auditors pointed out this gap exists despite strong support in state law.

"We believe that, in light of our findings, the fund's purpose of encouraging waste tire cleanup statewide has not yet been fully realized."

The program was established in 1990 and is under the management of the Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, which is tasked with the administration of the Waste Tire Recycling Act.

Utah legislators approved the law in light of signficant issues associated with large tire piles that posed risks to both public and environmental health.

Waste tires are combustible, nonbiodegradable, not easily compacted, and the residue from tire fires contaminates water and soil. One tire fire in Ogden decades ago burned for weeks.

Tires also act as homes for disease-carrying pests such as rodents and mosquitos.

Auditors found instances where intact tires were still being disposed at landfills due to an interpretation in the law they recommend the legislature fix.

They also noted that the division could exercise better oversight of the number of tires landfills accept.

Sandall's bill goes to the full Senate.

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In our opinion: The nation needs a slice of humble pie

Despite new information surrounding the incident between Covington High School students and a Native American elder in front of the Lincoln Memorial, all sides have held firm to their initial reactions. The concerning lack of humility is an example of how damaging preconceived expectations can be.

A new poll issued a week after both the initial viral episode and the expanded videos found 74 percent of liberal voters still believe the fault lay with the students. Conversely, 75 percent of conservatives placed the blame on the national news media.

In the end, everyone saw what they wanted to see, and further information, footage and commentary did little to influence those initial reactions. It may have deepened them.

Pollster Scott Rasmussen reports that only 40 percent of what one sees comes in through the eyes. The rest is pieced together by what one expects to see. That too easily creates a space for instant certainty to thrive, the harm of which we wrote about in a previous editorial on the Covington controversy. Now with the settling dust comes a new question: What does it take to change a mind?

If the additional footage and details of the event were not enough to make some question and examine their initial reactions, then what would have? The Covington story is a magnified example of trends that seem to be gripping the country. Social media algorithms make it easier to filter opinions and news in a way that affirms what one already believes and makes it harder to be open to and process new information, thoughts and alternative perspectives.

Once hailed as great unifiers and sources of communication, social media has turned out to be a source of deep division and angry rhetoric that boils over on issues like the Covington story or the ongoing Brexit debate happening in the U.K., where social media has been awash with hateful comment sections and divisive debate that has resulted in the government being unable to compromise and reach a solution.

Being limited to echo chambers of similar ideas inhibits one's ability to have a healthy discussion about issues and from being able to learn and grow from different opinions. This is not new, but it has reached an extreme that results in hateful rhetoric, closed minds and even a complete standstill on issues and progress.

What will it take to change this trend? One answer is not something that can be fixed through legislation, social media guidelines or comment sections: It's humility.

Escaping the spiraling trap of instant certainty and standstills will require a large effort of setting aside pride and turning toward humility. Being humble means adapting to new information and adjusting initial beliefs when more truth comes to light. It requires learning from those with whom you disagree, exercising healthy dialogue and communication, giving credit where credit is due, asking for advice and admitting when one is wrong.

No one is exempt — the media, lawmakers, pundits and citizens all need a healthy slice of humble pie to stay true to the facts, the principles and the honest conversations that will lead the country forward.

from Deseret News http://bit.ly/2HIzNoX

In our opinion: The nation needs a slice of humble pie

Despite new information surrounding the incident between Covington High School students and a Native American elder in front of the Lincoln Memorial, all sides have held firm to their initial reactions. The concerning lack of humility is an example of how damaging preconceived expectations can be.

A new poll issued a week after both the initial viral episode and the expanded videos found 74 percent of liberal voters still believe the fault lay with the students. Conversely, 75 percent of conservatives placed the blame on the national news media.

In the end, everyone saw what they wanted to see, and further information, footage and commentary did little to influence those initial reactions. It may have deepened them.

Pollster Scott Rasmussen reports that only 40 percent of what one sees comes in through the eyes. The rest is pieced together by what one expects to see. That too easily creates a space for instant certainty to thrive, the harm of which we wrote about in a previous editorial on the Covington controversy. Now with the settling dust comes a new question: What does it take to change a mind?

If the additional footage and details of the event were not enough to make some question and examine their initial reactions, then what would have? The Covington story is a magnified example of trends that seem to be gripping the country. Social media algorithms make it easier to filter opinions and news in a way that affirms what one already believes and makes it harder to be open to and process new information, thoughts and alternative perspectives.

Once hailed as great unifiers and sources of communication, social media has turned out to be a source of deep division and angry rhetoric that boils over on issues like the Covington story or the ongoing Brexit debate happening in the U.K., where social media has been awash with hateful comment sections and divisive debate that has resulted in the government being unable to compromise and reach a solution.

Being limited to echo chambers of similar ideas inhibits one's ability to have a healthy discussion about issues and from being able to learn and grow from different opinions. This is not new, but it has reached an extreme that results in hateful rhetoric, closed minds and even a complete standstill on issues and progress.

What will it take to change this trend? One answer is not something that can be fixed through legislation, social media guidelines or comment sections: It's humility.

Escaping the spiraling trap of instant certainty and standstills will require a large effort of setting aside pride and turning toward humility. Being humble means adapting to new information and adjusting initial beliefs when more truth comes to light. It requires learning from those with whom you disagree, exercising healthy dialogue and communication, giving credit where credit is due, asking for advice and admitting when one is wrong.

No one is exempt — the media, lawmakers, pundits and citizens all need a healthy slice of humble pie to stay true to the facts, the principles and the honest conversations that will lead the country forward.

from Deseret News http://bit.ly/2HIzNoX

Facebook paid teens $20 a month for access to all phone activity. Here's how Apple responded

SALT LAKE CITY — Facebook has reportedly been paying teens and young people to volunteer for total access to their phone activity, according to a new TechCrunch report.

The company reportedly paid people 13 to 35 years old $20 per month to download a Facebook Research app on iOS and Android devices, which monitors all of their phone and internet activity. The app will then send all of that information back to Facebook.

• Facebook confirmed the research program's existence to TechCrunch.
• The social network told TechCrunch that it planned to shut down the iOS version of the app just seven hours after the report broke online.

An Apple spokesman said Wednesday that the Facebook app violated the app store's policies and the app would be blocked from the store, according to Fox News.

• "We designed our Enterprise Developer Program solely for the internal distribution of apps within an organization," said a spokesman. "Facebook has been using their membership to distribute a data-collecting app to consumers, which is a clear breach of their agreement with Apple. Any developer using their enterprise certificates to distribute apps to consumers will have their certificates revoked, which is what we did in this case to protect our users and their data."

Facebook sent a statement to Fox News about the TechCrunch report.

• "There was nothing 'secret' about this; it was literally called the Facebook Research App. It wasn't 'spying' as all of the people who signed up to participate went through a clear onboarding process asking for their permission and were paid to participate," the Facebook spokesman said via email.

Flashback: Facebook previously collected data through Onavo Protect, which is a VPN service that it brought back in 2013, according to The Verge. Facebook used the data to gain information on potential competitors.

For example: Facebook learned about TikTok and Snapchat through data-monitoring.

However: Facebook removed that app from the App Store last year after Apple said the app violated store policies, according to The Verge.

Why it matters: Will Strafach, a security expert for Guardian Mobile Firewall, told TechCrunchthat Facebook could collect many types of data, including "private messages in social media apps, chats from in instant messaging apps — including photos/videos sent to others, emails, web searches, web browsing activity, and even ongoing location information by tapping into the feeds of any location-tracking apps you may have installed."

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Facebook paid teens $20 a month for access to all phone activity. Here's how Apple responded

SALT LAKE CITY — Facebook has reportedly been paying teens and young people to volunteer for total access to their phone activity, according to a new TechCrunch report.

The company reportedly paid people 13 to 35 years old $20 per month to download a Facebook Research app on iOS and Android devices, which monitors all of their phone and internet activity. The app will then send all of that information back to Facebook.

• Facebook confirmed the research program's existence to TechCrunch.
• The social network told TechCrunch that it planned to shut down the iOS version of the app just seven hours after the report broke online.

An Apple spokesman said Wednesday that the Facebook app violated the app store's policies and the app would be blocked from the store, according to Fox News.

• "We designed our Enterprise Developer Program solely for the internal distribution of apps within an organization," said a spokesman. "Facebook has been using their membership to distribute a data-collecting app to consumers, which is a clear breach of their agreement with Apple. Any developer using their enterprise certificates to distribute apps to consumers will have their certificates revoked, which is what we did in this case to protect our users and their data."

Facebook sent a statement to Fox News about the TechCrunch report.

• "There was nothing 'secret' about this; it was literally called the Facebook Research App. It wasn't 'spying' as all of the people who signed up to participate went through a clear onboarding process asking for their permission and were paid to participate," the Facebook spokesman said via email.

Flashback: Facebook previously collected data through Onavo Protect, which is a VPN service that it brought back in 2013, according to The Verge. Facebook used the data to gain information on potential competitors.

For example: Facebook learned about TikTok and Snapchat through data-monitoring.

However: Facebook removed that app from the App Store last year after Apple said the app violated store policies, according to The Verge.

Why it matters: Will Strafach, a security expert for Guardian Mobile Firewall, told TechCrunchthat Facebook could collect many types of data, including "private messages in social media apps, chats from in instant messaging apps — including photos/videos sent to others, emails, web searches, web browsing activity, and even ongoing location information by tapping into the feeds of any location-tracking apps you may have installed."

from Deseret News http://bit.ly/2ScwOck

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