Brown County, Ring

Caroline Haskins filed this request with the Brown County Sheriff of Brown County, WI.
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From: Caroline Haskins


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Wisconsin Open 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://fox11online.com/news/local/neighbors-app-now-available-for-brown-co-residents). 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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Caroline Haskins

From: Brown County Sheriff

Ms. Haskins,

I am in receipt of your records request dated July 18th, 2019. Your requests, numbered 1 to 5, seek certain documentation and communication related to the Brown County Sheriff's Office and Ring.

As you may already be aware, Section 19.35(3)(a) - (d) of the Wisconsin Statutes allows the Brown County Sheriff's Office to charge for the costs of locating, copying, and mailing records in response to public records requests. Given the present scope of the request, we estimate the cost of locating, copying, and mailing the records to be $2,937.50. That includes an estimated 55 hours to locate (40 hours, $40.00/ hour for clerical staff, 10 hours, $77.50/hour for Lieutenants, 5 hours, $82.50/hour for Captains), and an estimated 500 pages ($.30/ page). Section 19.35(3)(f) allows the Brown County Sheriff's Office to require prepayment for these costs if the total amount exceeds $5.00. Accordingly, I would ask that you remit a check for $2,937.50 made payable to the "Brown County Sheriff's Office ATTN: Capt. John Rousseau", 2684 Development Dr., Green Bay, WI, 54311. If, upon completing the response to this request, it is determined the above-cited amount is insufficient to cover the actual costs of locating, copying, and mailing the requested records, you will be asked to pay the remainder before they are mailed to you. In the event the costs are less than the amount requested, the difference will be remitted to you.

Capt. John Rousseau
Division Director - Support Services

Brown County Sheriff's Office
2684 Development Drive
Green Bay, WI 54311
o.920.448.4217
c.920.676.6503

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