Fort Worth suburb quotes $2.3M for police Flock camera records

First reported by Ars Technica at · Updated · 2 sources

A Fort Worth suburb told a privacy group it would charge $2.3 million to release records on how its police use Flock number plate cameras, according to The Next Web. The figure rests on an estimate of 14 years of labor at $15 an hour. Ars Technica says record prices are rising as backlash against Flock grows.

  • The estimate assumes 14 years of work at $15 an hour
  • The request came from a privacy group
  • Ars Technica rounds the quoted cost to $2 million in its headline

Covered by 2 publishers within 2 hours of the first report.

Reporting2

Ars Technica Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage · Ashley Belanger
The Next Web Texas city wants $2.3M for public records on police Flock use · Ana Maria Constantin

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