"A judge in Washington [State] has ruled that police images taken by Flock’s AI license plate-scanning cameras are public records that can be requested as part of normal public records requests…She further found that “Flock camera images are created and used to further a governmental purpose” and that the images on them are public records because they were paid for by taxpayers."
https://www.404media.co/judge-rules-flock-surveillance-images-are-public-records-that-can-be-requested-by-anyone/
Kathy Reid
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Hey aussies. I think you should make a lot of noise about this
The FOI Amendment Bill 2025 I I'll give government nnew ways to refuse FOI requests, as and also introduce a fee for making the request.
Hey aussies. I think you should make a lot of noise about this
The FOI Amendment Bill 2025 I I'll give government nnew ways to refuse FOI requests, as and also introduce a fee for making the request.
Several people have suggested writing to our PM in Welsh after he insisted everyone who wants to come to the UK speaks and writes English at a higher level than most people born here. But also that everyone must speak English, ignoring our other native languages.
Welsh is protected in law!
One person replied that the letters would probably get binned.
In which case follow up with a Freedom of Information request.
Update. #OMB is telling #DOGE to stop using #Slack. Why? Because Slack messages are subject to #FOI requests.
https://www.404media.co/doge-employees-ordered-to-stop-using-slack-while-agency-transitions-to-a-records-system-not-subject-to-foia/