Judge denies request to exempt Flock footage from Public Records Act

Good, such records shouldn't be exempt. So what if they were gathered by a third party, it was a service carried out under request of the local government/law enforcement, and paid for by public money.

> Good, such records shouldn't be exempt.

Absolutely. Govs fight transparency to hide their actions - ultimately so they can avoid accountability.

Such records shouldn't exist in the first place. I agree they shouldn't be exempt if they do, but let's not just accept that it's okay to have a fleet of cameras recording us 24/7 everywhere we go, managed by a private entity, accessed freely and without any probable cause by local and federal agencies who don't even communicate with each other.

Reminds me of the "ag gag laws" that prohibit photography/filming of the conditions of animals and their treatment on "factory farms":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ag-gag

In a country with stronger privacy this would be law.

> Such records shouldn't exist in the first place.

Oh I agree 100%