Facial Recognition - Baltimore (MD)

Freddy Martinez filed this request with the Baltimore Police Department of Baltimore, MD.
Submitted July 2, 2019
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From: Freddy Martinez

Subject: Maryland Public Information Act Request: Facial Recognition - Baltimore (MD)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Maryland Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Records and materials related to the solicitation, acquisition, and use of face recognition technology and related software and services.
This software or services may be provided by Rekognition, Face++, and FaceFirst; this request is applicable to these and any other company providing facial recognition services under consideration or contract with this agency.

Responsive materials include but are not limited to:

• Agreements: contracts (including non-disclosure agreements), licensing agreements, nondisclosure agreements
• Bid records: Requests For Proposal (or equivalent calls for bids), sole source or limited source justification and approval documentation, documentation of selection, and other materials generated in the consideration and selection of the technology in question
• Company relations and communications: records related to meetings or follow-up actions with any vendors, companies, or other private entities marketing face recognition to this agency for immigration, intelligence, law enforcement, or other use.
• Financial records: purchase orders, invoices, and other memoranda and documentation.
• Marketing records: All marketing materials - unsolicited, requested, or otherwise - acquired from vendors of face recognition technology
• Policy records: any policy directives, guidance documents, memoranda, training materials, or similar records governing the use of face recognition technology for immigration, law enforcement, or other purposes. Any memoranda of understanding between this agency and other agencies to share data, access remote systems or other forms of information sharing with external agencies.
• Training records: training material governing the use, sharing, or access to any related data related to or collected by the face recognition software/technology, including the legal standard that is required before using the technology. Documents, should they exist, about training for bias in the use of facial recognition technology.
• Use and function records: Materials that describe the function of the software considered or in use by this agency, including emails, handouts, PowerPoint presentations, advertisements, or specification documents.
• Validation and accuracy: Records, reports, audits, and other documents sufficient to describe validation, accuracy, reliability, and policy compliance of the system.

Please limit the search to records produced from January 1, 2017 – present. Please include in your search as responsive records: communications, memorandums, background papers, meeting minutes, email exchanges, or presentation materials. If your office has questions about this request, please feel free to direct them to the address associated with this request or call the MuckRock office at 617-299-1832.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Freddy Martinez

From: Baltimore Police Department

Subject: Your PIA Request

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Freddy Martinez:
The Baltimore City Law Department ("Law Department") is in receipt of your attached request, which is governed by the Maryland Public Information Act ("PIA"), codified in Sections 4-101 et seq. of the General Provisions Article of the Maryland Code. A request for public information under the PIA must be submitted to the custodian of public records. Md. Code, Gen. Prov., § 4-202(a). Each governmental entity is the custodian of its own records. See Baltimore City Code, Art. 1 § 10-1. This response is on behalf of the Law Department.

The Law Department is not the custodian for the records you requested regarding Facial Recognition Technology and has no records that are responsive to your request. Please direct your request to the custodian of records in the Baltimore City Police Department's Document Compliance Unit ("DCU"). A list of all record custodians in the State of Maryland, including Baltimore City agencies, can be found at the following link: http://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/OpenGov%20Documents/Appendix_J.pdf.

Nothing in this response is intended to indicate that records sought from City agencies exist or to waive any privileges held by the Mayor and City Council. You may contest this response by filing a complaint in Circuit Court pursuant to GP Section 4-362.

Sincerely,

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Timothy McGee
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Advice & Opinions Practice Group
Baltimore City Department of Law

100 Holliday Street, Room 151
Baltimore, MD 21202
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From: Baltimore Police Department

Subject: MPIA 19 1158

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Good Morning:

Sorry for the delay in this matter. I was not here at the time this request came in. In reference to your request under MPIA 19 1158 for Facial Recognition information please see the attached response letter, Operations Guideline and MIRS webguide.

This is all the information we have, if you need more you would have to request it through the state.

Thank you
Ken Hurst
Document Compliance Coordinator
Office of Legal Affairs
410-637-8684

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