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Bonner County commissioners table sheriff’s mobile app purchase after privacy questions
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners tabled a proposed one-year agreement for the Idaho Sheriff Connect mobile app, asking the sheriff to obtain written information from the developer about what personal data the app collects and who would hold liability in a data breach.
Bonner County commissioners on Thursday paused a planned one-year agreement for the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office to use the Idaho Sheriff Connect mobile app, asking the sheriff to return with written assurances from the software developer about personal-data handling.
Sheriff Darryl Wheeler described the proposed contract as a one-year, renewable agreement for $8,467.25, with the cost to be divided among the sheriff’s office, jail, marine division and dispatch. “This app is a read-only app,” Wheeler said, describing features the county would use: the ability to push timely…
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