BlazeNov 17

Judge Rules Flock Surveillance Images Are Public Records That Can Be Requested By Anyone

A Washington judge said images taken by Flock cameras are “not exempt from disclosure” in public record requests.

Judge Rules Flock Surveillance Images Are Public Records That Can Be Requested By Anyone

A Washington judge said images taken by Flock cameras are "not exempt from disclosure" in public record requests.

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Show threadGodnrocNov 17
Can’t wait for the group that leverages this for some chaotic good. Reconstruct movements of political figures? Track squad cars for a real-time map of what areas are safest for crime? Really flip the surveillance state around and see how it feels to be in the other end of the camera.
Show threadOmegaMan
FOA requests are no where near real time and also cost $ to request. They are also not automated. Real government employees will be assigned your request to approve/deny, determine cost, request and receive payment, and then fulfill. This usually takes months or years.
Nov 17 at 2:52pmWeb
Show threadmrcleanupNov 17

That may be true, but Washington has the Public Records Act which says they have to respond in 5 days and can’t take longer than a year to provide the documents, and have fines large enough for some people to make a living setting people up for public records lawsuits.

So in Washington, at least, there actually is some accountability.