Bloomfield, Ring
| Submitted | July 18, 2019 |
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From: Caroline Haskins
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Public reports state that this police department has a relationship with Ring, which has a "neighborhood watch" app called Neighbors (https://www.cnet.com/features/amazons-helping-police-build-a-surveillance-network-with-ring-doorbells/). Therefore, I hereby request the following records:
1) All instructional materials, presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other guidance on the use of Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app. This includes A) any notes taking during meetings that discussed the use of Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app, B) any explanations (whether internally or externally generated) of how Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app work, and C) any other document that has been used to help explain the use of Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app to any party, including internal documentation, public relations materials, and executive summaries.
2) A copy of any privacy impact assessments, use policies, standard operating procedures, data retention policies, legal opinions, warranties, non-disclosure agreements, contracts, liability waivers, insurance agreements, Requests for Proposals, Responses to Requests for Proposal, Memorandums of Understanding, Letters of Interest, usage policies, or informal agreements between the police department and Ring.
3) A copy of any funding opportunity announcements, grant applications and grantor status/progress reports, reports to legislative bodies, annual reports that mention Ring or the Neighbors app, as well as audit records, including but not limited to security audits of the software, misuse reports, and reports to oversight bodies.
4) Any digital communications including but not limited to emails and text messages) as well as documents, (including but not limited to PDF, word processing, excel, and slide documents) that mention Ring or the Neighbors app.
5) Any digital communications (including but not limited to emails and text messages) with Ring representatives.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. It will be used in the course of reporting for Motherboard, VICE’s science and technology website (www.motherboard.vice.com).
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 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Caroline Haskins
From: Municipal Clerk
The Township of Bloomfield received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request on July 18, 2019. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is July 29, 2019. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 4th business day after the Township's receipt of said request.
A copy of your OPRA request has been included with the documents being provided to you.
The following records are being provided in their entirety and are the ONLY documents in the Township's possession responsive to your request:
1. Documents provided by the Township's Police Department in response to your request (148 pages).
These records are being transmitted to you via email, as per your request.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfulfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of Bloomfield to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey, or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail at grc@dca.state.nj.us<mailto:grc@dca.state.nj.us>, or at their website at www.state.nj.us/grc<http://www.state.nj.us/grc>. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in the Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Thank you.
JoAnn Bruno
OPRA/Licensing Clerk
Municipal Clerk's Office
Township of Bloomfield
973-680-4014
jbruno@bloomfieldtwpnj.com<mailto:jbruno@bloomfieldtwpnj.com>
From: Municipal Clerk
Resending pursuant to your email below.
From: Municipal Clerk
From: Kiera Murray [mailto:kiera@muckrock.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 3:46 PM
To: Joann Bruno <jbruno@bloomfieldtwpnj.com>
Subject: Re: FW: OPRA Request 2019-07-65 - Bloomfield Police Department/Ring Program
Can you send it one more time to requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com> ... there was an extra digit in that last one.
Thank you!
Kiera
On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 3:39 PM Joann Bruno <jbruno@bloomfieldtwpnj.com<mailto:jbruno@bloomfieldtwpnj.com>> wrote:
Resending pursuant to your email below.
From: Kiera Murray [mailto:kiera@muckrock.com<mailto:kiera@muckrock.com>]
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 3:33 PM
To: Joann Bruno <jbruno@bloomfieldtwpnj.com<mailto:jbruno@bloomfieldtwpnj.com>>
Subject: Re: OPRA Request 2019-07-65 - Bloomfield Police Department/Ring Program
Hi Joann,
Thank you very much! Would you mind resending this to requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com> ... Looks like the formatting is just a little off in the address.
Best,
Kiera
On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 9:54 AM Joann Bruno <jbruno@bloomfieldtwpnj.com<mailto:jbruno@bloomfieldtwpnj.com>> wrote:
The Township of Bloomfield received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request on July 18, 2019. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is July 29, 2019. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 4th business day after the Township’s receipt of said request.
A copy of your OPRA request has been included with the documents being provided to you.
The following records are being provided in their entirety and are the ONLY documents in the Township’s possession responsive to your request:
1. Documents provided by the Township’s Police Department in response to your request (148 pages).
These records are being transmitted to you via email, as per your request.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfulfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of Bloomfield to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey, or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail at grc@dca.state.nj.us<mailto:grc@dca.state.nj.us>, or at their website at www.state.nj.us/grc<http://www.state.nj.us/grc>. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in the Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Thank you.
JoAnn Bruno
OPRA/Licensing Clerk
Municipal Clerk’s Office
Township of Bloomfield
973-680-4014
jbruno@bloomfieldtwpnj.com<mailto:jbruno@bloomfieldtwpnj.com>
From: Municipal Clerk
Let me know if it gets there now.
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