Dearborn, Ring
| Submitted | Jan. 6, 2020 |
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From: Caroline Haskins
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Public reports state that this police department has a relationship with Ring, a security camera company which has a neighborhood watch app called Neighbors (https://blog.ring.com/2019/08/28/working-together-for-safer-neighborhoods-introducing-the-neighbors-active-law-enforcement-map/). 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 BuzzFeed News. Therefore, I hereby request that all fees are waived in the processing of 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Caroline Haskins
From: Dearborn Police Department
Good Afternoon,
Please be advised your FOIA request has been received and will be processed. Please see the attached documents as they pertain to your request. The estimated cost of your request currently is $210 for labor. If you no longer wish to receive this request please let me us know at your earliest convenience.
Respectfully,
Cpl. James Wade
Dearborn Police Department
FOIA Coordinator
16099 Michigan Ave
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313)943-2046 - Desk
(313)943-2265 - General
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication with its contents may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. It is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). Unauthorized interception, review, use or disclosure is prohibited and may violate applicable laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the communication.
From: Caroline Haskins
Hi, thanks for your help with this request. Is there any way that you could reassess the fees by limiting the request to the following:
1) A copy of the memorandum of understanding between Ring and the Essex Police Department.
2) 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.
3) Any digital communications (including but not limited to emails and text messages) with Ring representatives.
Thanks for your help.
Best,
Caroline
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Michigan Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 6, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 28, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Dearborn Police Department
Good Morning,
Your request is currently being processed. Our department suffered a critical email server crash and we had to wait for the servers to be recovered before we could proceed further. They were recovered as of yesterday and we are again proceeding with this request.
Respectfully,
Cpl. James Wade
Dearborn Police Department
FOIA Coordinator
16099 Michigan Ave
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313)943-2046 - Desk
(313)943-2265 - General
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication with its contents may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. It is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). Unauthorized interception, review, use or disclosure is prohibited and may violate applicable laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the communication.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Michigan Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 6, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 28, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Michigan Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 6, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 28, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Dearborn Police Department
Good Morning,
Your request is still being processed due to the volume of information requested.
Respectfully,
Cpl. James Wade
Dearborn Police Department
FOIA Coordinator
16099 Michigan Ave
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313)943-2046 - Desk
(313)943-2265 - General
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication with its contents may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. It is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). Unauthorized interception, review, use or disclosure is prohibited and may violate applicable laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the communication.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Michigan Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 6, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 28, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Michigan Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 6, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 28, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Michigan Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 6, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 28, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Dearborn Police Department
From: Irving, Bill
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:24 PM
To: 'requests@muckrock.com'
Cc: Wade III, James
Subject: FOIA request
Please be advised that your request is granted. There were 479 responsive emails, which are attached in several emails. There is no charge. Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
William H. Irving
Assistant Corporation Counsel/FOIA Coordinator
City of Dearborn Department of Law
16901 Michigan Ave., Suite 14
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313) 943-2035 voice
(313) 943-2469 fax
birving@ci.dearborn.mi.us<mailto:birving@ci.dearborn.mi.us>
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From: Dearborn Police Department
From: Irving, Bill
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:27 PM
To: 'requests@muckrock.com'
Cc: Wade III, James
Subject: RE: FOIA request
From: Irving, Bill
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:24 PM
To: 'requests@muckrock.com'
Cc: Wade III, James
Subject: FOIA request
Please be advised that your request is granted. There were 479 responsive emails, which are attached in several emails. There is no charge. Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
William H. Irving
Assistant Corporation Counsel/FOIA Coordinator
City of Dearborn Department of Law
16901 Michigan Ave., Suite 14
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313) 943-2035 voice
(313) 943-2469 fax
birving@ci.dearborn.mi.us<mailto:birving@ci.dearborn.mi.us>
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From: Dearborn Police Department
From: Irving, Bill
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:39 PM
To: 'requests@muckrock.com'
Cc: Wade III, James
Subject: RE: FOIA request
From: Irving, Bill
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:37 PM
To: 'requests@muckrock.com'
Cc: Wade III, James
Subject: RE: FOIA request
From: Irving, Bill
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:33 PM
To: 'requests@muckrock.com'
Cc: Wade III, James
Subject: RE: FOIA request
From: Irving, Bill
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:27 PM
To: 'requests@muckrock.com'
Cc: Wade III, James
Subject: RE: FOIA request
From: Irving, Bill
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:24 PM
To: 'requests@muckrock.com'
Cc: Wade III, James
Subject: FOIA request
Please be advised that your request is granted. There were 479 responsive emails, which are attached in several emails. There is no charge. Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
William H. Irving
Assistant Corporation Counsel/FOIA Coordinator
City of Dearborn Department of Law
16901 Michigan Ave., Suite 14
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313) 943-2035 voice
(313) 943-2469 fax
birving@ci.dearborn.mi.us<mailto:birving@ci.dearborn.mi.us>
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From: Dearborn Police Department
From: Irving, Bill
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:37 PM
To: 'requests@muckrock.com'
Cc: Wade III, James
Subject: RE: FOIA request
From: Irving, Bill
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:33 PM
To: 'requests@muckrock.com'
Cc: Wade III, James
Subject: RE: FOIA request
From: Irving, Bill
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:27 PM
To: 'requests@muckrock.com'
Cc: Wade III, James
Subject: RE: FOIA request
From: Irving, Bill
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:24 PM
To: 'requests@muckrock.com'
Cc: Wade III, James
Subject: FOIA request
Please be advised that your request is granted. There were 479 responsive emails, which are attached in several emails. There is no charge. Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
William H. Irving
Assistant Corporation Counsel/FOIA Coordinator
City of Dearborn Department of Law
16901 Michigan Ave., Suite 14
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313) 943-2035 voice
(313) 943-2469 fax
birving@ci.dearborn.mi.us<mailto:birving@ci.dearborn.mi.us>
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