Portland City Council passes resolution regarding transparency with surveillance tools

Portland City Council passes resolution regarding transparency with surveillance tools

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Surveillance technology can be an important public safety tool, and currently, a group of people are pushing the City of Portland to be more transparent with how that technology is used. Portland City Council passed this binding resolution that would force the city to publicly document the surveillance tools it uses and have every city bureau create a statement on the impact of those technologies. Police: Murder sus…

Portland City Council unanimously approves policy on surveillance tech transparency

The Portland City Council passed a new ordinance to be more transparent with the way it uses surveillance on people.The city's Bureau of Planning and Sustainabi