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Texas City Demands $2 Million For Public Records On Flock Usage

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: As bipartisan backlash against Flock grows, some cities are asking anti-surveillance advocates and media outlets to pay eye-popping fees…

  • North Richland Hills demands $2.3M for Flock system records
  • Fee described as "ludicrous" by privacy advocate Phil Mynona
  • Other cities offer free or low-cost public records

Health Checks for a Fleet of Scheduled Tasks

Nine unattended scheduled tasks is a fleet, whether you call it that or not. Once you pass three or four, checking taskschd.msc by hand stops being a habit and starts being a liability — you only look…

  • Scheduled tasks can form a fleet of potential issues if unattended.
  • The audit script enumerates tasks using Task Scheduler COM API.

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