Facial recognition requests, reports, and associated materials (Ohio Statewide Terrorism Analysis and Crime Center)
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| Tracking # |
PRR-21-000058 |
| Multi Request | Facial recognition requests, reports, and associated materials |
| Submitted | Jan. 6, 2021 |
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From: Dave Gershgorn
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Ohio Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
- All requests for facial recognition searches and associated reports made by local, county, state, or federal law enforcement. This can be in the form of email requests to individuals or agency email accounts, including entire email threads and attachments, as well as requests submitted through a standardized form or web portal. Please limit the scope of this portion of the request to January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020.
-Log files detailing search usage exported from the agency’s facial recognition databases. Please limit the scope of this portion of the request to January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020.
- Any reports (weekly, monthly, annual, or otherwise), presentations, spreadsheets, or memoranda relating to, or referencing, the volume or efficacy of facial recognition searches. Please limit the scope of this portion of the request to January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2020.
- All training materials for the use of facial recognition technology.
- The privacy policy that governs this agencies’ use of facial recognition search tools. If there is no specific privacy policy for facial recognition, then I request any privacy policy for the use of biometric searches.
I am a member of the news media, and am requesting this information to disseminate it to the public. Transparent and ethical use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement is an important topic to the public, making this request newsworthy. The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
Given my standing as a journalist and the scope of this request, I request a fee waiver and expedited processing of my request.
Please notify me if any portion of this request needs to be clarified. 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 USB drive 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.
Sincerely,
Dave Gershgorn
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 6, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Ohio Statewide Terrorism Analysis and Crime Center
Good morning Mr. Gershgorn,
Per your follow up email regarding the status of your public records request from January 6, 2021, please be advised that your request is in the review process. The state of Ohio has 30 days in which provide any responsive records to a request.
Sincerely,
Janille S. Stearmer
Program Administrator 3
Ohio Homeland Security
1970 W. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43223
Office: 614-728-9669
jsstearmer@dps.ohio.gov<mailto:jsstearmer@dps.ohio.gov>
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From: Ohio Statewide Terrorism Analysis and Crime Center
Mr. Gershgorn,
You submitted the below public records on January 7, 2021 to the Ohio Department of Public Safety (DPS). Your request will be answered individually below.
· All requests for facial recognition searches and associated reports made by local, county, state, or federal law enforcement. This can be in the form of email requests to individuals or agency email accounts, including entire email threads and attachments, as well as requests submitted through a standardized form or web portal. Please limit the scope of this portion of the request to January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020.
Please note that DPS has no responsive records. Please be advised that the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway was utilized for facial recognition and that database is maintained by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Furthermore, DPS has not requested the use of facial recognition since 2019.
· Log files detailing search usage exported from the agency’s facial recognition databases. Please limit the scope of this portion of the request to January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020.
Please note that DPS has no responsive records. Please be advised that the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway was utilized for facial recognition and that database is maintained by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Furthermore, DPS has not requested the use of facial recognition since 2019.
· Any reports (weekly, monthly, annual, or otherwise), presentations, spreadsheets, or memoranda relating to, or referencing, the volume or efficacy of facial recognition searches. Please limit the scope of this portion of the request to January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2020.
Please find responsive records attached. Please also note that redactions have been made pursuant to R.C. 5502.03(B)(2) and R.C. 149.433(A)(2)(a) and (b).
· All training materials for the use of facial recognition technology.
Please note that DPS has no responsive records.
· The privacy policy that governs this agencies’ use of facial recognition search tools. If there is no specific privacy policy for facial recognition, then I request any privacy policy for the use of biometric searches.
Please find responsive records attached.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.
Alex S. Armitage
ODPS 614-728-9423
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