cyrano@piefed.social to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoFlock Cameras are PUBLIC DOMAIN in Washington state. You can file a FOIA for your Flock data. Now police say that citizens getting public docs are now a "privacy concern".www.kgw.comexternal-linkmessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFlock Cameras are PUBLIC DOMAIN in Washington state. You can file a FOIA for your Flock data. Now police say that citizens getting public docs are now a "privacy concern".www.kgw.comcyrano@piefed.social to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square49linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoI may have misread but it seems the article says the records are qualify as public records and so can be requested by anyone. That’s not the same thing as public domain, unless I’m mistaken.
minus-squareAmbitiousProcess (they/them)@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoYes, it’s different. Public records can be public domain. Public domain works can be requested with a public record request. Not all public record requests will result in public domain licensed documents being released.
minus-squareicelimit@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoWhat are some (legitimate) examples where public records can’t be released?
I may have misread but it seems the article says the records are qualify as public records and so can be requested by anyone.
That’s not the same thing as public domain, unless I’m mistaken.
Yes, it’s different.
Public records can be public domain. Public domain works can be requested with a public record request. Not all public record requests will result in public domain licensed documents being released.
What are some (legitimate) examples where public records can’t be released?