UPDATED 4-7-2026
HOW TO BE INVOLVED!
Our speakers from the PDX PRIVACY/TA3M EVENT WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE in making our city and our country safer and more just.
This is how you can contribute…
–COUNCILLOR MORILLO’s CALL-TO-ACTION–
Tell City Council to SUPPORT the DATA PRIVACY and GOVERNANCE RESOLUTION!
——– UPDATE:
After heavy lobbying and great work from Portland volunteers and concerned citizens, we are thrilled to report that the Data Privacy and Governance Resolution, along with the creation of a brand new City Data and Privacy Office, were passed UNANIMOUSLY by the city council in February of 2026.
THANK YOU to any and all that participated!!
Email city council directly using the emails below, and ask them to pass the Data Privacy and Governance Resolution, which will be presented on December 9th, 2025. Please email before December 9th!
You can send one email to all of the reps.
In your email, feel free to reference the event, and to tell them that your heard Councillor Morillo speak about the need for a data privacy office that has real authority. Tell them that you agree, and want to see strong privacy protections for all Portlanders!
CITY COUNCIL DIRECT EMAILS:
— ALEX MARTHEWS’ CALLS-TO-ACTION —
TELL CONGRESS: THE FBI NEEDS to GET A WARRANT!
——– UPDATE:
Sadly, the Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act did not become law. It was passed with a large margin in the house, but the Senate never agreed to hear it.
The battle here continues! Currently, Restore the Fourth is asking for help with support for promoting reform bills to the FISA Amendments, Section 702.
You can learn more here: Support the Government Surveillance Reform Act!
The vote is due the Week of April 16th, 2026!
Call your Representative! (Info is below.)
Tell them to SUPPORT the Government Surveillance Reform Act!
When you call or email, tell your senators and representative:
- (A)That all agencies, especially the FBI, should get a warrant BY DEFAULT before it queries NSA databases for information on the communications of U.S. persons (“closing the backdoor search loophole”), and…
- (B) That them that all agencies should get a warrant BEFORE they BUY DATASETS that include info on U.S. persons, if they would need a warrant to acquire that same information directly.
- Again, tell them to support the “Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act.”
- (This action helps to reign in the Third Party Doctrine. Where data collected by commercial third-parties —like apps on your phone, or Google Maps— can be purchased by the government, skipping around the 4th-Amendment.)
- YOUR REPRESENTATIVE’S INFORMATION:
- REPRESENTATIVE BONAMICI: (202) 225-0855
- WHEN YOU CALL:
- Tell the person that answers that you’d like to leave a message tell them to support the Government Surveillance Reform Act introduced by Senator Ron Wyden.
- If you get a voice mail, leave a message and follow the instructions given.
To get involved as an activist, go to www.restorethe4th.com/volunteer
— HECTOR DOMINGUEZ’s CALLS-TO-ACTION —
#1 — BE INVOLVED in DATA GOVERNANCE! Join the
ONLINE DATA-RIGHTS DISCUSSION DAY
Wednesday, December 10th. 10AM – 12PM. Online via Zoom. Registration Required.
Hector will introduce the program at 10AM, followed by discussions of Police Drone Use, Red Light Cameras, the Surveillance Inventory, and Digital Access.
——– UPDATE:
The Data Governance discussion day was a smashing success. Thank you to all those that participated!
#2 — DOWNLOAD the SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY INVENTORY
Learn more about what surveillance technologies are being used, where, and by whom. Educate yourself so you can be involved in future discussions and policy making!
——– UPDATE:
This is still available. Download now!
#3 — EXPLORE PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
Knowing how potential technologies and programs might impact your privacy and the privacy of other residents is a critical part of being an informed citizen. As we move forward toward greater accountability and transparency in city surveillance, please take some time to look through the impacts of city programs and technologies.
——– UPDATE:
Additional Privacy Assessments have been uploaded. Take a look at new assessment here!