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Author: Kate Kaye

Kate Kaye is an enterprise and investigative reporter who tells stories with words and sound. Her work has been published in CityLab, OneZero, Fast Company, MIT Technology Review and it’has been heard on NPR, American Public Media’s Marketplace and other radio programs and podcasts. She is the author of "Campaign '08: A Turning Point for Digital Media," a book (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1441488464/ref=cm_cr_thx_view) covering the paid digital media efforts of the 2008 presidential campaigns. Follow Kate Kaye on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KateKayeReports

Store Says Portland’s Facial Recognition Ban Could Drive It to Shut Doors Overnight

Listen to this story in the latest episode of Banned in PDX, the podcast tracking Portland’s facial recognition ban. Portland’s … More

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Banned in PDX Podcast Is Tracking Portland’s Groundbreaking Facial Recognition Ban

If you care about law enforcement, surveillance, privacy, racial and gender equity, you need to hear Banned in PDX.

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Amid Noose Investigation, Termination of Foremen “Should Be on the Table”

Lead contractor was among many construction firms that did not endorse a local diversity and inclusion program adopted by 16 area government agencies.

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Portland Council Will Vote to Ban Facial Recognition in Stores, Schools and More

Portland could be the first city in the country to ban facial recognition in privately-owned places.

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Noose Discovery Dismissed for Weeks by Foremen at Portland Building Site, Investigation Underway

A noose was found hanging at a downtown Portland construction site last month by a female apprentice of color.

Before Portland Votes on a Facial Recognition Ban, What You Need to Know

Portland’s city council still plans to vote on its facial recognition ban. Here’s what you need to know about the controversial technology and how it’s already being used.

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Why Only Some Oregon Businesses Must Keep Customer Registries for COVID-19 Contact Tracing

In Washington state, similar rules were overturned when the ACLU raised civil liberties concerns.

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Inside Amazon’s Worker Health Monitoring for COVID-19 in Portland-Area Facility

From thermal body temperature scans to COVID-19 diagnostic testing, workers in the Amazon fulfillment center known to insiders as PDX9 are among those at the front lines of some of Amazon’s newest pandemic response efforts.

Rally to Re-open Oregon Amid COVID-19 Lockdown Draws Fringe Alt-Right Groups and Families

Despite participation by several families and children, the event also drew a contingent of alt-right groups and fringe militia members, a few strapped with semi-automatic weapons.

Pandemic Forces Oregon Ballot Initiatives to Spend Far More than Planned

COVID-19 will force some Oregon initiative campaigns still actively pursuing the ballot to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars more than originally planned to get there.

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