BlueLeaks (Dallas Police Department)
| Tracking # |
D024548-072921 |
| Multi Request | BlueLeaks |
| Submitted | June 25, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information 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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Dallas Police Department
RE: PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUEST of 6/29/2020, Reference #D014523-062920 COVID-19 NOTICE: As part of the unprecedented response to coronavirus in Texas, and in light of the Governor’s recent disaster declaration, most of the administrative departments of the City of Dallas now are either closed or are staffed by only a skeleton crew, while remaining staff is working remotely or is present but involved directly in the public health or epidemic response. Additionally, the City is unable to access its records to respond to public information requests at this time. This notice has been posted on the City’s website. D uring the period this notice is posted, the City of Dallas is not considered to be open for business for purposes of the time deadlines under the Texas Public Information Act. If a new request: Your request will be received on the City’s next open business day. Existing requests: Your request is paused and will be set back to processing on the City’s next open business day. Respectfully, Michelle Ochoa DPD - ORURR “Our Product is Service” Empathy | Ethics | Excellence | Equity
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 25, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #D014523-062920.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 25, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #D014523-062920.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Dallas Police Department
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RE: PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUEST of 6/29/2020, Reference #D014523-062920
Dear Emma ,
The Dallas Police Department received a public information request from you on 6/29/2020. Your request mentioned:
“To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information 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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
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This letter is to clarify what information that you are seeking from the Dallas Police Department.
CLARIFICATIONS
This letter requesting clarification is being made pursuant to Texas Government Code § 552.222. Please be advised that if the Dallas Police Department does not receive a written response within sixty-one (61) days from the date of this letter, the underlying request for public information will be considered to have been withdrawn in accordance with § 552.222. Please respond in writing the following information: Please provide the names of the DPD Officers or City employee for whom you are requesting emails from, so that we might narrow the search.
You may provide a response by any of the following methods:
1. by replying to this electronic mail
2. by replying via the Public Information Request System
Upon receipt of your clarification, the Dallas Police Department will further respond to your Public Information Act Request as required by law, including providing you with an estimate of costs associated with producing the requested records.
Sincerely,
Dallas Police Department Open Records Unit
From: Emma North-Best
All senior DPD officers, officers working in intelligence, as well as members of the IT staff. Thank you.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 25, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #D014523-062920.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 25, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #D014523-062920.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Dallas Police Department
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This request is closed due to lack of response to clarification letter sent on 01\06\2021. Please create a new request.
From: Dallas Police Department
RE: PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUEST of 7/29/2021, Reference #D024548-072921
Dear Emma ,
The Dallas Police Department received a public information request from you on 7/29/2021. Your request mentioned:
“To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information 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
(Emails from all senior DPD officers, officers working in intelligence, as well as members of the IT staff)
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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Best”
The information you requested may require additional time to retrieve. The time length will depend on the information you are requesting along with the divisions or units responsible for retrieving the responsive documents. Other factors affecting the processing of your request may include research, processing, redactions and copying. In compliance with the Government Code 552.221(d), the Open Records Unit the information may be provided within 20 business days from the date of this letter, by 10:00 am. anticipates The Open Records Unit apologizes for
this delay in fulfilling your request.
Open Records Unit by calling 214-671-3148.
Police Records Request - D024548-072921
Sincerely,
Dallas Police
Department Open Records Unit Effective September 1,
2019, the process for requesting public records from the City of Dallas will
change in response to the state’s adoption of Senate Bill 944. The Texas
Legislature amended the Public Information Act to specify exactly how members
of the public may submit a public information request to a governmental agency. Accordingly,
please submit all open records requests as follows:
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information 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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Dallas Police Department
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of August 13, 2021, PIR Reference # C007327-081321.
Dear Emma Best,
We received a request for Public Records and have forwarded your request to the appropriate team. Your new reference number is: C007327-081321.
You requested: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information 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
(Emails from all senior DPD officers, officers working in intelligence, as well as members of the IT staff)
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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
The information you requested will require additional time to retrieve depending upon the information you are requesting and the divisions, sections or units responsible for retrieving the responsive documents. Other factors affecting the processing of your request may include research, processing, redactions and copying. In compliance with the Government Code 552.221(d), the Open Records Unit anticipates the information may be provided from the date of this letter, by 10:00 am. within 20 business days
Respectfully,
Open Records Staff
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From: Dallas Police Department
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RE: PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUEST of 7/29/2021 8:15:00 AM, Reference# C007327-081321
Dear Emma Best:
This letter responds to your open records request received by the city of Dallas (“city”) on 7/29/2021 8:15:00 AM regarding:
The city is gathering the requested information and it is anticipated that some of the requested information will be exempt from mandatory disclosure. The requested documents (or a representative sample if voluminous) will be sent to the Attorney General for an open records decision regarding their release by (15, as required by Section 552.301(e) of the Public Information Act. A copy of the letter to the Attorney General is attached for your information. th business day after request was received) If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 214-671-6736. Respectfully, Jeri Carter Open Records Manager City Secretary's Office “OurProduct is Service” Empathy| Ethics | Excellence | Equity
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 25, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #D024548-072921.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Dallas Police Department
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RE: PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUEST of 7/29/2021, Reference #D024548-072921
Dear Emma ,
This letter is to clarify what information that you are seeking from the Dallas Police Department.
CLARIFICATIONS
This letter requesting clarification is being made pursuant to Texas Government Code § 552.222. Please be advised that if the Dallas Police Department does not receive a written response within sixty-one (61) days from the date of this letter, the underlying request for public information will be considered to have been withdrawn in accordance with § 552.222. Please respond in writing the following information: Please provide a list of names for 'all senior DPD Officers' as well as 'Officers working in Intelligence.' Responsive Records can only be searched and/or provided with a (1) Custodian Name, (2) Time Frame (which you have provided) and (3) a Key word - what key word would you like to use? Please ensure that you provide this clarification within (61) days or your request will be deemed withdrawn.
Respectfully,
Dallas Police Department Open Records Unit
From: Emma North-Best
Thank you for reaching out. The keywords were specified in the original request and should be quite clear to you.
As for your members of staff - are you unfamiliar with them? If so, please provide me (free of charge, of course) with a directory so that I may pick them out for you. Thank you so much.
From: Dallas Police Department
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RE: PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUEST of 7/29/2021, Reference #D024548-072921
Good Morning,
The Dallas Police Department received a public information request from you on 7/29/2021. Your request mentioned:
“To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information 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
(Emails from all senior DPD officers, officers working in intelligence, as well as members of the IT staff)
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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Best”
The Dallas Police Department has reviewed its files and has determined there are no responsive documents to your request with the information that you have provided. The Dallas Police Department, including the Open Records Unit, is not responsible for providing you with a 'directory' to 'pick out' custodians for your request, 'fee of charge' or otherwise..
Once you are able to ascertain which custodians may hold responsive records for your request, feel free to open a NEW request.
Sincerely,
The Dallas Police Department Open Records Unit
From: Emma North-Best
Fxck you
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