Texas Police Department Amazon Rekognition (Dallas Police Department)

Mack DeGeurin filed this request with the Dallas Police Department of Dallas, TX.
Tracking #

D030170-111918

Multi Request Texas Police Department Amazon Rekognition
Est. Completion None
Status
Fix Required

Communications

From: Mack DeGeurin

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any and all records, contracts, or communication records referencing the purchase or implementation of Amazon Inc.'s facial recognition software. Amazon's facial recognition technology in question is known as "Rekognition." I am a member of the news media and request a waiver of fees for this request.

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, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Mack DeGeurin

From: Dallas Police Department

RE: PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUEST of 11/19/2018, Reference #D030170-111918
Dear Mack,
The Dallas Police Department received a public information request from you on 11/19/2018. Your request mentioned:
“To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all records, contracts, or communication records referencing the purchase or implementation of Amazon Inc.'s facial recognition software. Amazon's facial recognition technology in question is known as "Rekognition." I am a member of the news media and request a waiver of fees for this request.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Mack DeGeurin
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/accounts/agency_login/dallas-police-department-4330/texas-police-department-amazon-rekognition-dallas-police-department-63487/?uuid-login=1b9853a8-567e-4fbe-a5be-0a9db8ee9842&email=openrecordunit%40dpd.ci.dallas.tx.us#agency-reply”

This letter is to clarify what information that you are seeking from the Dallas Police Department.
CLARIFICATIONS
This letter requesting clarification is being made pursuant to Texas Government Code § 552.222.  Please be advised that if the Dallas Police Department does not receive a written response within sixty-one (61) days from the date of this letter, the underlying request for public information will be considered to have been withdrawn in accordance with § 552.222. Please respond in writing the following information: Your checked that you asking for emails, in order for us to search for emails we need names for the search. Please provide by replying to this electronic mail

Upon receipt of your clarification, the Dallas Police Department will further respond to your Public Information Act Request as required by law, including providing you with an estimate of costs associated with producing the requested records.
Sincerely,
Dallas Police Department Open Records Unit

Files

There are no files associated with this request.