A public hearing for a state-level privacy bill is scheduled for Tuesday, March 7th from 1pm – 2:30pm. The legislation is called the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act, and here’s a summary: “Permits consumers to obtain from a controller that processes consumer personal data confirmation as to whether controller is processing consumer’s personal data and categories…
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Stop Surveillance Community Forum
PDX Privacy is co-sponsoring a community forum on surveillance with Sisters of the Road, Carceral Tech Resistance Network, Freedom to Thrive, and the Oregon Justice Resource Center. The two-hour, hybrid event will take place at Grinds & Vines (3520 SE Yamhill) and online on March 14th, 2023, at 6pm, and will feature presentations from: Panelists…
PCCEP Town Hall on Gunshot Detection Systems
Members of the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing (PCCEP) are holding a Town Hall on Gunshot Detection Technology, including ShotSpotter and EAGL Technology, on March 1 from 6-9 PM, and they want to hear from you! Attend and share your concerns, questions, and feedback about gunshot detection technologies and any associated future policies. Join the…
Portland City Council Surveillance Work Session
Portland City Council will hold a work session on surveillance and digital justice on January 11, 2022 at 9:30 AM PST. Speakers at this meeting will inform City Council members about the impacts of surveillance technologies on local communities, describe how other cities have developed policies to regulate surveillance technology use, and discuss potential strategies…
Surveillance technologies policy development codesign event
On Monday, December 13th, we teamed up with Smart City PDX, Portland’s Office of Equity and Human Rights, and Cascadia Partners to bring the community together tor an online surveillance technologies policy codesign event. The City of Portland is currently developing a comprehensive surveillance and privacy policy in order to create transparency and accountability processes…
June privacy workshop
During the month of June, we held a 3-part privacy workshop at Portland’s Techno-Activism 3rd Mondays on three consecutive Mondays—June 14th, 21st, and 28th. AJ Rice was the presenter for all three sessions and discussed the following topics: What the Internet Knows about Us Why Privacy Matters, and What can we do about privacy? All…