Denver International Airport -- IMSI-Catchers
| Submitted | July 30, 2016 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Joseph Cox
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Colorado Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
- Does Denver International Airport own, or have access to, any IMSI-catchers, sometimes also known as Stingrays?
- If Denver International Airport does have access to these devices, how many does it currently have access to?
- Records regarding the acquisition, maintenance, upgrade and subscription costs of such devices, including invoices, purchases orders, contracts, loan agreements, procurement documents (but not limited to solicitation documents or notices of proposed contracts, proposed bids, unsolicited proposals, and/or documents justifying contracting without full and open competition), correspondence with companies providing the devices, and similar documents, from January 1st 2010 to the date of this request.
- If Denver International Airport does have access to these devices, please confirm the brand, make and model of the devices that are currently available for use.
- If Denver International Airport does have access to these devices, please confirm how many times they have been deployed from January 1st 2010 to the date of this request.
- If Denver International Airport does have access to these devices, please elaborate on what types of operations they have been used to support (i.e., serious crime, human trafficking, etc)
- All current policies maintained by the department regarding the use of such devices, even if no devices are currently available for use.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am journalist writing for Motherboard, VICE's technology and science site, and that this request is being made as part of news gathering.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joseph Cox
From: Day, Kim - DIA
?By this email I am forwarding your request to the City Attorney's Office for response.
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KIM
KIM DAY
Chief Executive Officer
Denver International Airport
Executive Office | Airport Office Building
Suite 9860 | 8500 Peña Boulevard | Denver, CO 80249-6340
From: Bielak, Laura - DIA
Mr. Cox-
Your request for public records pertaining to IMSI-catchers at Denver International Airport was received by the airport's Chief Executive Officer and forwarded to Airport Legal Services to assist the airport with its response.
We have contacted the necessary airport divisions regarding your request to determine whether there are records in the airport's custody that may be responsive to your request. As disclosed on the airport's website, flydenver.com, there is a cost associated with CORA responses that are too large to be transmitted electronically, or that require more than one-hour of staff time to research and compile. We will contact you as soon as we learn more information.
Thank you for your request.
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Laura Bielak
Paralegal
Denver International Airport
City Attorney's Office/Airport Legal Services
Airport Office Building | Room 9810
8500 Peña Boulevard | Denver, CO 80249-6340
(303) 342-2551 Direct | (303) 342-2540 MAIN OFFICE
LAURA.BIELAK@flydenver.com<mailto:LAURA.BIELAK@flydenver.com> | www.flydenver.com<http://www.flydenver.com/>
This email and any attachments may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that forwarding, distributing, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify me at our main office 303.342.2551 and permanently delete the original and any copy of the email and any printout thereof. Thank you.
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From: Bielak, Laura - DIA
Mr. Cox-
We have been informed by the airport's security and IT divisions that Denver International Airport does not own, use or have access to any IMSI-catchers. Therefore, there are no records responsive to your open records request.
Thank you for your request and interest in Denver International Airport.
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Laura Bielak
Paralegal
Denver International Airport
City Attorney's Office/Airport Legal Services
Airport Office Building | Room 9810
8500 Peña Boulevard | Denver, CO 80249-6340
(303) 342-2551 Direct | (303) 342-2540 MAIN OFFICE
LAURA.BIELAK@flydenver.com<mailto:LAURA.BIELAK@flydenver.com> | www.flydenver.com<http://www.flydenver.com/>
This email and any attachments may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that forwarding, distributing, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify me at our main office 303.342.2551 and permanently delete the original and any copy of the email and any printout thereof. Thank you.
From: Joseph Cox
Hi,
Thank you for the response, appreciated.
Sincerely,
Joseph
From: Bielak, Laura - DIA
You’re welcome.
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