by Kate Kaye May 16, 2020 Number of comments0 Reporter’s Notebook: Amazon Lobbied Against Portland’s Facial Recognition Ban Amazon and a DC-based tech group with ties to the company’s top lobbyist want to stop Portland’s proposed facial recognition ban.
by Kate Kaye March 12, 2020 Number of comments0 What’s Inside a Confidential Data Disclosure from Smart City Firm Replica May Surprise You A “data disclosure” provided to Portland city planners from former Sidewalk Labs firm Replica is vague on data sources and privacy methods.
by Kate Kaye January 27, 2020 Number of comments0 Convenience Chain Adds Facial Recognition at More Portland Stores RedTail Exclusive: Jacksons Food Stores expands facial recognition use to even more locations in Portland and Tacoma
by Kate Kaye January 20, 2020 Number of comments0 In Portland Debate, Facial Recognition Giants Hide Behind Tech Lobby Think Tank Inspecting a Portland newspaper’s opinion piece reveals the need for media literacy in tech policy discussions.
by Kate Kaye January 15, 2020 Number of comments0 What New York City Wants in an Algorithm Officer Some worry the city’s manager of automated decision systems policy will be a rubber stamp for an already flawed bureaucratic process.