Topic

Public Records Requests

Statutory mechanisms that let members of the public obtain government documents and system logs, and the journalism and research built on them.

Current clusters

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Flock ran a 19,000-camera plate search for a deputy whose stated reason was 'LMAO'

EFF pulled Flock's own audit logs through public records requests and found officers logging jokes, insults and keyboard mash as their reason for license plate searches run between 2023 and late 2025.

Publishers:404media.co

Reality

Evidence74
Adoption82
Hype gap+15
Incentives62
Confidence70