BlueLeaks (Albuquerque Police Department)
| Tracking # |
20-4365 |
| Multi Request | BlueLeaks |
| Submitted | June 25, 2020 |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. Documents mentioning, describing or generated in response to the BlueLeaks release, the preceding hack or subsequent fallout, including but not limited to:
* Damage assessments
* Emails
* Interagency communications (local, state, or federal)
* Communications with the press about BlueLeaks
* Communications with Twitter or other social media or sharing platforms
2. Documents mentioning or describing Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets)
You may limit this request to records generated between November 1, 2018 and the present.
I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.
As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
Your first City of Albuquerque record request (request number #20-4364) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.
Request #20-4364.
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From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
Your record request #20-4365 has been submitted.
It is currently under review and is not available for the general public to view.
As the requester, you can always see the status of your request
by signing in to the City of Albuquerque Public Records Request
site here.
If you haven't already signed in to your account, you may need
to activate your account to sign in.
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From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
Record request #20-4364 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
Hello requester
This request has been duplicated, therefore it will be closed. Request 20-4356 will continue to be processed.
Sincerely,
Ethan Watson
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From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-4365:
Hello:
On June 26, 2020, we received your request which stated as follows:
ORIGINAL REQUEST:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
* Documents mentioning, describing or generated in response to the BlueLeaks release, the preceding hack or subsequent fallout, including but not limited to:
* Damage assessments
* Emails
* Interagency communications (local, state, or federal)
* Communications with the press about BlueLeaks
* Communications with Twitter or other social media or sharing platforms
* Documents mentioning or describing Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets)
You may limit this request to records generated between November 1, 2018 and the present.
I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.
As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
Although we are acknowledging this request by this correspondence, we have determined your request is “excessively burdensome” and my office respectfully requests an “additional reasonable period of time” to complete the request. NMSA 1978, § 14-2-10. We have deemed your request “excessively burdensome” because at this time various City offices are closed or functioning at limited capacity. We are working to fulfill requests where possible and may be able to fulfill your request sooner. However, some requests may take 45-60 days.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Nyvia Barraza
IPRA Specialist for APD/IPRA Supervisor
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From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-4365:
Good Morning,
For the email portion of your request, please provide the following:
* Name(s) of City Employee(s) or their email address(es)
* Key term(s) or phrase(s)
* Time frame : 11/01/2018 - 06/28/2020
If my office has not heard back from you by 07/04/2020, we will run the following email search:
Mail Boxes: ALL
Key term/phrase:
"BlueLeaks"
"Distribute Denial of Secrets"
"DDoSecrets"
Sincerely,
Nyvia Barraza
IPRA Specialist for APD/IPRA Supervisor
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From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-4365:
Good Morning,
For the email portion of your request, please provide the following:
* Name(s) of City Employee(s) or their email address(es)
* Key term(s) or phrase(s)
* Time frame : 11/01/2018 - 06/28/2020
If my office has not heard back from you by 07/04/2020, we will run the following email search:
Mail Boxes: ALL
Key term/phrase:
"BlueLeaks"
"Distribute Denial of Secrets"
"DDoSecrets"
Time frame : 11/01/2018 - 06/28/2020
Sincerely,
Nyvia Barraza
IPRA Specialist for APD/IPRA Supervisor
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From: Emma North-Best
That's fine, but you took more than a week to respond to the request at all and then give me only 24 hours to respond in return? How is that consistent with best practices?
From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-4365:
Hello,
We need additional information from you in order to process your request as indicated on July 2, 2020. In addition, we need a deposit of $6.75 for the cost of the disk with the first batch of emails. If we do not receive clarification and a deposit by August 25, 2020, we may be forced to close your request.
Sincerely,
Ethan Watson
City Clerk
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From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
Record request #20-4365 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
Dear requester,
We requested information from you on July 2, 2020 that we needed to conduct your search for records. We also requested a deposit. Our office advised in August that if we did not hear from you by August 25, 2020 that we may be forced to close your request. As of today's date we have not heard from you and we have not received a deposit. As a result, we are now deeming your request abandoned and are now closing your request.
Sincerely,
Ethan Watson
City Clerk
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