Sioux Falls targets commercial data miners with higher records fees
AI blamed for spike in public information requests; City to charge $100 per hour to process data requested for 'commercial purposes'
Commercial data miners will soon pay substantially more for public information in Sioux Falls.
A spike in public records requests and the staff time needed to fulfill them has prompted a new City Hall policy aimed at addressing a growing number of profit-driven requests and the mounting costs municipal leaders say accompany them.
