Social Media Monitoring policies (Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department)
| Multi Request | Social Media Monitoring policies |
| Submitted | July 8, 2018 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Copies of your Agency's social media monitoring policies and guidelines, as well as any assessments of its privacy or legal implications.
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. 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 Internet Archive and 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 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Good afternoon, Ms. Best,
I am writing to confirm receipt of your submitted request for public records which was received by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department ("IMPD"). I do however, a clarification request, please. When you refer to our agency's "social media monitoring policies and guidelines..." are you referring to our General Orders in reference to employee social media usage, or something else? I want to make sure I understand your request.
Sincerely,
Marianne McCalip
Paralegal
Office of the Chief
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
From: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Good morning,
Please clarify your request for policies on social media monitoring. Are you asking about any General Orders in reference to employee usage of social media, or something else?
Thank you,
Marianne McCalip
Paralegal
Office of the Chief
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
From: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Good morning, Ms. Best,
I am writing to confirm receipt of your submitted request for public records which was received by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department ("IMPD").
IMPD has initiated a search of its public records to identify and collect those records, if any, that are responsive to your request. Upon completion of that task, any records found will be inspected to determine whether they contain any material that by statute shall or may be withheld from public inspection and copying. You will be notified when this has been completed. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Marianne McCalip
Paralegal
Office of the Chief
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
From: Emma North-Best
I apologize for the delayed response. Information about guidelines for employee social media use would certainly be appreciated, however my main interest is in the monitoring, scraping, search or use of external social media accounts for law enforcement purposes.
From: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Good afternoon, Ms. Best,
You recently contacted the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) in reference to social media monitoring policies and guidelines. Please be advised that IMPD has no documents responsive to your request.
Should you have any questions, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Marianne McCalip
Paralegal
Office of the Chief
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Marianne.McCalip@indy.gov<mailto:Marianne.McCalip@indy.gov>
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