Invited talks
Jan 29th, 2025 at 12:00 pm (International Data Privacy Week)
Talk Title: Portland’s Privacy program and Digital Rights
Speaker: Hector Dominguez, Ph.D.
- Open Data and Privacy Coordinator. Smart City PDX.
- Bureau of Planning and Sustainability - City of Portland, OR
Location
- In-person at KMC 385
- Online via Zoom - https://pdx.zoom.us/j/82306805173
Talk Summary
This presentation will explore the history and implementation of privacy policies and best practices in the City of Portland, as well as describing what are the current challenges and future steps of these efforts. The City of Portland has been leading local governments implementing privacy policies that center on people’s needs, equity, and responsible technology.
About the Speaker
Hector Dominguez is the Open Data and Privacy Coordinator at the City of Portland, Oregon and part of the Smart City PDX program. Hector is leading initiatives on open data, privacy, surveillance technologies, and automated decision systems, including AI, in the City. His work includes implementing open data strategies, technology impact assessments, helping agencies to implement privacy and information protection practices, policy development, and designing surveillance technologies strategies and procedures.
Hector is currently coordinating the implementation and public participation for the citywide surveillance technologies inventory and guidance and foundational policies and procedures for automated decision systems.
Smart City PDX
City of Portland Privacy Program
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