Blue Springs Ring
| Submitted | Sept. 30, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Caroline Haskins
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
Public reports state that this police department has partnered with Ring, Amazon’s home security company. (https://blog.ring.com/2019/08/28/working-together-for-safer-neighborhoods-introducing-the-neighbors-active-law-enforcement-map/) These partnerships involve an exchange: Law enforcement gets access to Ring’s “Law Enforcement Neighborhoods Portal.” The Law Enforcement Neighborhood Portal is a way that police can request Ring camera footage from people that use Neighbors, Ring has a "neighborhood watch" app.
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 taken 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.
Please try to include any other miscellaneous documents that facilitate this police department's relationship with Ring that don't neatly fall neatly into the above categories.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Caroline Haskins
From:
The following form was submitted via your website: Public Records Request
Date: 10/10/2019
First Name: Caroline
Last Name: Haskins
Address1: MuckRock News DEPT MR 81059
Address2: 411A Highland Ave
City: Somerville
State: MA
Zip: 02144
Email: requests@muckrock.com
Phone Number: 617-299-1832
Records Description (Be Specific):
: If you are requesting Police Department records, please contact the Blue Springs Police Department Records Unit at 816-228-0160.
If you are requesting Utility Billing records, please contact the Utility Billing Division at 816-622-4444.
Subject Title / Date / Type of Record: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
Public reports state that this police department has partnered with Ring, Amazon’s home security company. (https://blog.ring.com/2019/08/28/working-together-for-safer-neighborhoods-introducing-the-neighbors-active-law-enforcement-map/) These partnerships involve an exchange: Law enforcement gets access to Ring’s “Law Enforcement Neighborhoods Portal.” The Law Enforcement Neighborhood Portal is a way that police can request Ring camera footage from people that use Neighbors, Ring has a "neighborhood watch" app.
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 taken 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.
Please try to include any other miscellaneous documents that facilitate this police department's relationship with Ring that don't neatly fall neatly into the above categories.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Caroline Haskins
Number of Copies Needed: 1
Additional Information:
Form Submitted on: 10/10/2019 10:54:59 AM
Referrer Page: http://www.bluespringsgov.com/FormCenter/Governance-2/Public-Records-Request-47
Form Address: http://www.bluespringsgov.com/FormCenter/Governance-2/Public-Records-Request-47
From:
This will acknowledge receipt of your Public Records Request. The request has been forwarded to Captain Rea Myers in the City's Police Department for response.
The Missouri Sunshine Law authorizes public agencies to charge fees for providing access to, or furnishing copies of, public records. If there is a fee associated with your request, you will receive an estimate which may include the cost of staff time required to make the information available, as well as the cost of copying or reproducing records. This estimate will need to be paid in advance of research being conducted, or copies made.
Sheryl Morgan
City Clerk
City of Blue Springs, Missouri
903 W. Main Street
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Office: (816) 655-0494
Email: smorgan@bluespringsgov.com<mailto:smorgan@bluespringsgov.com>
From: Blue Springs Police Department
Open Records statement for funds
In response to your Open Records Request, I have attached an estimate for the cost of researching the
request and providing a response. Once payment is received, we will begin work on the request. If
payment is not received or we have not had further communications within 14 days, we will close the
request.
Please make check payable to City of Blue Springs and mail to my attention at the address below.
Thank you, and feel free to call me if you have any questions.
Eileen Cooper – Custodian of Police Records
Supervisor
Blue Springs Police Department Records Unit
City of Blue Springs, MO
1100 SW Smith St
Blue Springs MO 64015
From: Blue Springs Police Department
11.20.19 As of this date we have not received your funds for your Missouri Sunshine Law Request, therefore we are closing this request. If in the future you would like to request anything further please feel free to contact me at the information below.
Eileen Cooper-Custodian of Police Records
Supervisor
Blue Springs Police Department Records Unit
City of Blue Springs, MO
1100 SW Smith St
Blue Springs MO 64015
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