FOIA - Boston PD - BriefCam Documents

Dear J Ader
Thank you for your interest in public records of Boston Police Department. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 5/14/2020 11:47:26 PM and given the reference number B000708-051420 for tracking purposes.
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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

All documents pertaining to all/any BriefCam product(s) (https://www.briefcam.com/). Documents being requested here should include - but are not limited to - the following:

- Brochures or product/service specifications regarding BriefCam products/services
- Privacy policies regarding BriefCam products/services
- Any/all manuals regarding BriefCam products/services
- Guidelines mentioning BriefCam
- Bulletins mentioning BriefCam
- Briefings mentioning BriefCam
- Any/all digitally disseminated publications from your agency mentioning BriefCam

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

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 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

J Ader

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Director, Public Information
Boston Police Department

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City of Boston
Shawn A. Williams, Esq.
Director of Public Records 09/01/2021 RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of May 14, 2020., Reference # B000708-051420 Dear J : The City of Boston (City) has received your request for public records.  This response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the City. See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, p. 32, n.115.  It is expected that a custodian of records must use her superior knowledge of her records with respect to responses to public records requests.  950 CMR 32.04(5).  Specifically, you stated:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

All documents pertaining to all/any BriefCam product(s) (https://www.briefcam.com/). Documents being requested here should include - but are not limited to - the following:

- Brochures or product/service specifications regarding BriefCam products/services
- Privacy policies regarding BriefCam products/services
- Any/all manuals regarding BriefCam products/services
- Guidelines mentioning BriefCam
- Bulletins mentioning BriefCam
- Briefings mentioning BriefCam
- Any/all digitally disseminated publications from your agency mentioning BriefCam

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

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 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

J Ader

Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://www.muckrock.com/ It is my understanding the Boston Police Department does not use this product and therefore has no responsive records. Very truly yours, Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Records Access Officer
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