BlueLeaks (Jacksonville Sheriff's Office)

Dear Emma Best:
Thank you for your interest in public records of Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 6/29/2020 and given the reference number P199883-062920 for tracking purposes. To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, 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.

Sincerely,

Emma Best

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Your request will be forwarded to the relevant person(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request.
You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question.
Due to perceived risk of the COVID-19 infection, the City of Jacksonville in accordance with guidance from the Center for Disease Control has implemented a state of emergency for Duval County. In order to comply with the protocols to lessen any risks, the JSO Public Records Unit will be operating on minimum staff.

Public records requests may not be filled as quickly as usual. As always, we will continue to fulfill the requests as quickly as possible and we will return to normal operations as soon as the state of emergency is lifted.
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Good morning,
In order to process your request, please provide a specific email address or specific domain name for BlueLeaks? Also, regarding JSO Interagency communications do you want everyone in the agency or specific people?
Thank you

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Good morning,
A response was sent to you on 07/22/2020 and no response was received so the request was closed out.  The request is over three years old, a new request would need to be submitted.
Thank you

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Good morning,
No response is being shown on my end of the request.  Please advise what the response was so that it can be looked into.  In order to locate any emails there may be, an email address or specific domain is needed for BlueLeaks.

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of June 29, 2020, Reference # P199883-062920
Dear Emma ,
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office received a public records request from you on June 29, 2020. You requested the following: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, 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.

Sincerely,

Emma Best

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After a diligent search, our office has located records responsive to your request:
These records have been released to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Public Records Portal. Click the link below this message to login and retrieve the records. A keyword search for BlueLeaks and Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) for any emails available.
Thank you for your patience in awaiting this information.
Sincerely,
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Public Accountability Records Administrator
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