ALPRs are being installed across the country with little transparency. Public records requests allow us to track where these cameras are, ensuring that all installations are documented. By obtaining invoices, we can verify the number of cameras deployed in your area, and our mappers will work to add them all to the map.
- Your help is crucial. Filing a FOIA request is easy, and your contribution will help us build a complete map of these surveillance networks. We'll even give you a template to use. + Your help is crucial. Filing a public records request is easy, and your contribution will help us build a complete map of these surveillance networks. We'll even give you a template to use.
- A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request is a formal way to ask government agencies for public records. Laws vary by state, but most allow residents to request documents such as contracts, emails, and invoices. + A public records request is a formal way to ask government agencies for public records. Laws vary by state, but most allow residents to request documents such as contracts, emails, and invoices.
-- Most states allow anyone to file a FOIA request, while some restrict it to state residents. + Most states allow anyone to file a public records request, while some restrict it to state residents.
- Typically, yes. Many states allow you to submit FOIA requests anonymously or through an alias. If anonymity is important to you, consider using a disposable email address and avoiding personally identifying information in your request. If you're requesting records from a state that requires residency, you may need to provide an in-state address. + Typically, yes. Many states allow you to submit public records requests anonymously or through an alias. If anonymity is important to you, consider using a disposable email address and avoiding personally identifying information in your request. If you're requesting records from a state that requires residency, you may need to provide an in-state address.