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.
by Kate Kaye December 15, 2019 Number of comments0 Can NYC’s Algorithm Policy Problems Inspire Smarter Government Tech Deals? NYC’s maligned approach to devising policy for government algorithmic tech use could inspire other cities – at least in one way.
by Kate Kaye October 19, 2019 Number of comments0 Portland Commissioner Floats Penalty for Business Facial Recognition Use A Q&A with Jo Ann Hardesty, Portland’s first black woman on the city council, who considers banning facial recognition a matter of civil rights.
by Kate Kaye July 26, 2019 Number of comments0 What’s Hidden in a Sidewalk Labs Government Contract Portland’s contract with Sidewalk Labs limits algorithmic transparency, and fails to address law enforcement data access.