Westminster Ring
Submitted | Sept. 30, 2019 |
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From: Caroline Haskins
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, 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 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Caroline Haskins
From: Westminster Police Department
Good Morning,
We have received your public records request dated September 30, 2019 and received on October 1, 2019. If you could please provide me with a specific date range for which you are requesting records, so that we may provide you with the appropriate information in a timely manner. Below is the request for your reference.
Kind Regards.
Abigail Y. Alcala
Assistant City Clerk
City Clerk’s Office | City of Westminster
8200 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, CA 92683
Phone: 714-548-3174 | Fax: 714-379-2895
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NOTE: Closed alternate Fridays. Click here<http://www.westminster-ca.gov/cals/default.asp> for calendar.
Please note that email correspondence with the City of Westminster, along with attachments, may be subject to the California Public Records Act, and therefore may be subject to disclosure unless otherwise exempt.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 30, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 30, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Westminster Police Department
Good Morning,
We have received your public records request dated September 30, 2019 and received on October 1, 2019. If you could please provide me with a specific date range for which you are requesting records, so that we may provide you with the appropriate information in a timely manner. Below is the request for your reference.
Kind Regards.
Abigail Y. Alcala
Assistant City Clerk
City Clerk’s Office | City of Westminster
8200 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, CA 92683
Phone: 714-548-3174 | Fax: 714-379-2895
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From: Westminster Police Department
Good afternoon,
The City Clerk’s Office has closed out your public records request as there has been no response from you for over a year. If you would like to make a request for additional documents please submit a new public records request.
If you have any additional questions, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (714)548-3237. Thank you.
Kind Regards,
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Abigail Y. Alcala
Assistant City Clerk
City Clerk’s Office
CITY of WESTMINSTER
OFFICE: 714.548.3237 E-MAIL: aalcala@westminster-ca.gov<mailto:aalcala@westminster-ca.gov>
SITE: westminster-ca.gov LEARN MORE: projectwestminster.com
8200 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, CA 92683
NOTE: Due to COVID-19, office hours are 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday
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Please note that email correspondence with the City of Westminster, along with attachments, may be subject to the California Public Records Act, and therefore may be subject to disclosure unless otherwise exempt.