Oregon's governor signs the first US right-to-repair bill banning manufacturers from using “parts pairing” to dictate what replacement components owners can use
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has now signed one of the strongest US right-to-repair bills into law after it passed …
Portland, Oregon unanimously adopted ordinances banning the use of facial recognition tech by city agencies, including the police, and by private businesses
The Portland, Oregon City Council today unanimously voted to adopt two of the strongest bans of facial recognition technologies …
Civil rights groups concerned as FOIA request shows cities' law enforcement adopted Amazon's Rekognition facial recognition tech without prior public discourse
It's Selling Facial Recognition To U.S. Cops Tristan Greene / The Next Web : Amazon's facial recognition is now aiding US law enforcement Nathan Yau / FlowingData : Amazon Rekognition for government s...
Civil rights groups concerned as FOIA request shows cities' law enforcement adopted Amazon's Rekognition facial recognition tech without prior public discourse
Amazon has been providing facial recognition tools to law enforcement agencies in Oregon and Orlando for only a few dollars a month …
Oregon's new law exempts gigabit Internet services like Google Fiber from antiquated property tax
Gov. Kate Brown signs ‘gigabit’ tax bill for Google Fiber — Google Fiber made it all sound so simple. — The company arrived in Portland in early 2014 and said it might bring its hyperfast Internet...