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Portland quietly launches mobile location data project with Alphabet’s controversial Sidewalk Labs
Portland, Ore. (Flickr Photo / Randy Kashka) People in the Portland metro area with smartphones may not realize it, but…
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Portland lawmakers pass privacy resolution to guide policies for facial recognition, other data use
Portland, Oregon. (BigStock Photo) PORTLAND, ORE. — Lawmakers in Portland unanimously passed a privacy resolution on Wednesday they hope will…
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Why this sustainability-focused real estate developer is taking a cue from Steve Jobs
A Portland home developed by Green Canopy. (Green Canopy Photo) Green Canopy doesn’t fit neatly into one box. It’s an…
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Portland mayor says ‘exceptions can be made’ for potential widespread facial recognition ban
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler. (City of Portland Photo) Some lawmakers and concerned citizens want Portland to blaze a facial recognition…
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Portland unveils draft ordinance that bans government use of facial recognition tech
Portland, Oregon. (BigStock Photo) Portland is one step closer to a facial recognition ban. But the city is taking its…
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Week in Geek Podcast: Satya Nadella’s new book, Twitter goes to 280, and our trip to Microsoft’s mysterious new office
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s new book, “Hit Refresh,” was released Tuesday. (GeekWire / HarperCollins Photos) For anyone curious about the…
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Longterm vision for Seattle-Portland-Vancouver mega-region will require a ‘consensus on growth’
(GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Traffic as congested as Los Angeles? Housing as unaffordable as the Bay Area or New…
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