Texas city asks $2 million for Flock usage records
What happened
On October 6, Hacker News reported that a Texas city demanded $2 million from a public records requester before releasing records on Flock camera usage. Flock's own optional transparency portal records only statistics such as total camera count, vehicles scanned and police search counts. Of the hundreds of Texas agencies using Flock cameras, only 59 enabled the portal, and just 16 shared data with the public. Lawyer Michael Soyfer warned that without transparency, Flock could use AI to automate police alerts about vehicle travel patterns. That claim is a risk warning, not a confirmed use.
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- Hacker News front pageTexas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage
得州一座城市要求为公开 Flock 摄像头使用情况的公共记录请求支付 200 万美元费用。Flock 自建的可选"透明度门户"仅记录摄像头总数、扫描车辆数和警方搜索次数等统计，得州数百家使用 Flock 摄像头的机构中只有 59 家启用该门户，其中仅 16 家向公众共享数据。律师 Michael Soyfer 警告，缺乏透明度的情况下，Flock 可能用 AI 自动化警方针对车辆行驶模式的警报。
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