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 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 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.