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DESCRIPTION:(doors open at 6:30PM\, workshop starts at 7PM)\n\nLevel Up You
 r OSINT Skills!\n\nBring your questions. Learn to fish.\n\nA very special 
 Exploit Workshop featuring Kate Kaye of Red Tail Media\, who will be leadi
 ng a workshop on the do's and don'ts of submitting successful FOIA request
 s. Learn how to obtain unpublished information of civic interest!\n\nBy th
 e end of the evening you will file your first FOIA request!\n\nCheck out h
 ttps://redtailmedia.org for Kate Kaye's PDX surveillance tech coverage.\n\
 nBrought to you by the PDX Hacker Foundation - https://pdxhf.org - direct 
 questions to @jonas in 503hax/pdxhf chats on Signal (jonas.594)\n\nJoin Po
 rtland investigative journalist and researcher Kate Kaye for an active Por
 tland government records requesting workshop! Kate has been a journalist f
 or 25+ years\, and has investigated use of algorithmic and surveillance te
 ch by Portland City government since 2019 for various publications includi
 ng her own RedTailMedia.org. Bring your laptop or device of choice for thi
 s active workshop and learn how to file a Portland public records request!
 \n\nThere’s no need to prep\, but if you have time\, here are a few thin
 gs to consider before the workshop:\n\nThe key to making successful public
  records requests? Do your homework! It’s best to be strategic\, selecti
 ve and as specific as possible in what you ask for and from which City Bur
 eaus. \n\nSome things to consider:\n\n·      What do you want to know tha
 t you cannot find information about?\n·      What types of tech equipment
  does Portland use? Is there more you’d like to know about it?\n·      
 What City Bureau/s use it?\n·      What types of data does that equipment
  generate or gather you might request?\n·      Is there a specific event 
 or location where tech systems or data collection may have occurred you’
 d like to investigate?\n\nUse Existing Public Resources\n\n·      Researc
 h media reports that mention tech use.\n·      Review City Bureau public 
 reports that may mention tech use.\n\nALPR Camera Maps:\n\n- https://Banis
 hBigBrother.com/Flock-Camera-Map/\n- https://LPRMaps.com\n\nReview Portlan
 d Open Data Sets\n\nPortland Police Drones\nhttps://Portland.gov/Police/Op
 en-Data/UAScalls\n\nPortland Government Tech Purchases\nhttps://Portland.g
 ov/Business-Opportunities/OCDS/Procurement-OCDS-Dashboards\n\nFrequently R
 equested Portland Public Records\nhttps://Portland.gov/Public-Records/Sear
 ch\n\n\n\nEvent page: https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/exploi
 t-workshop-2026-02-25
LOCATION:Section 2
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Exploit Workshop
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 p-2026-02-25
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>(doors open at 6:30PM\, workshop starts at 
 7PM)</p><p>Level Up Your OSINT Skills!</p><p>Bring your questions. Learn t
 o fish.</p><p>A very special Exploit Workshop featuring Kate Kaye of Red T
 ail Media\, who will be leading a workshop on the do's and don'ts of submi
 tting successful FOIA requests. Learn how to obtain unpublished informatio
 n of civic interest!</p><p>By the end of the evening you will file your fi
 rst FOIA request!</p><p>Check out https://redtailmedia.org for Kate Kaye's
  PDX surveillance tech coverage.</p><p>Brought to you by the PDX Hacker Fo
 undation - https://pdxhf.org - direct questions to @jonas in 503hax/pdxhf 
 chats on Signal (jonas.594)</p><p>Join Portland investigative journalist a
 nd researcher Kate Kaye for an active Portland government records requesti
 ng workshop! Kate has been a journalist for 25+ years\, and has investigat
 ed use of algorithmic and surveillance tech by Portland City government si
 nce 2019 for various publications including her own RedTailMedia.org. Brin
 g your laptop or device of choice for this active workshop and learn how t
 o file a Portland public records request!</p><p>There’s no need to prep\
 , but if you have time\, here are a few things to consider before the work
 shop:</p><p>The key to making successful public records requests? Do your 
 homework! It’s best to be strategic\, selective and as specific as possi
 ble in what you ask for and from which City Bureaus. </p><p>Some things to
  consider:</p><p>·      What do you want to know that you cannot find inf
 ormation about?<br>·      What types of tech equipment does Portland use?
  Is there more you’d like to know about it?<br>·      What City Bureau/
 s use it?<br>·      What types of data does that equipment generate or ga
 ther you might request?<br>·      Is there a specific event or location w
 here tech systems or data collection may have occurred you’d like to inv
 estigate?</p><p>Use Existing Public Resources</p><p>·      Research media
  reports that mention tech use.<br>·      Review City Bureau public repor
 ts that may mention tech use.</p><p>ALPR Camera Maps:</p><p>- https://Bani
 shBigBrother.com/Flock-Camera-Map/<br>- https://LPRMaps.com</p><p>Review P
 ortland Open Data Sets</p><p>Portland Police Drones<br>https://Portland.go
 v/Police/Open-Data/UAScalls</p><p>Portland Government Tech Purchases<br>ht
 tps://Portland.gov/Business-Opportunities/OCDS/Procurement-OCDS-Dashboards
 </p><p>Frequently Requested Portland Public Records<br>https://Portland.go
 v/Public-Records/Search</p><p>Event page: <a href="https://events.pdxhacke
 rspace.org/occurrences/exploit-workshop-2026-02-25">https://events.pdxhack
 erspace.org/occurrences/exploit-workshop-2026-02-25</a></p>
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