Geolocation data providers (Montgomery County Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation)
Multi Request | Geolocation data providers |
Submitted | July 7, 2021 |
Est. Completion | None |
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Communications
From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) seeks records describing the relationship between your agency and third-party providers of geolocation data. In particular, we seek records related to:
• the location data provider Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Venntel
• Babel Street’s service Locate X
• the location data provider INRIX
For the purposes of this request, the term “geolocation data” refers to GPS data acquired from cell phone apps, connected vehicles, or other connected devices, or from third-party aggregators of such data, which pertains to the location of individual persons or devices, whether identified or de-identified.
We request the following records for the period between January 1, 2015 and the present:
• All contracts or written agreements between Montgomery County Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation, or consultants thereof, and Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All presentations, marketing materials, or proposals by contractors, subcontractors, or consultants working with Montgomery County Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation relating to the use of geolocation data from Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All technical documentation, guides, presentations, or policies describing access to, storage of, or use of geolocation data acquired from Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All privacy policies, memoranda of understanding, data-sharing agreements, or terms of use applying to geolocation data acquired from Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All written communications, emails, and attachments between Montgomery County Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation and Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All written communications, emails, attachments, contracts, presentations, technical documentation, and other materials between Montgomery County Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation and INRIX or referencing INRIX.
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.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
Investigative Researcher, Electronic Frontier Foundation
beryl.lipton@eff.org
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Maryland Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 7, 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: Montgomery County Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation
This is in response to your MPIA request in the email below. The Department of Correction and Rehabilitation have no documents, including contracts, emails, presentations, etc. as outlined below in your email relating to Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street.
Kaye Beckley
Chief, Management Services Division
Montgomery County Government
Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
22880 Whelan Lane
Boyds, MD 20841
Office (240) 773-9908
Cell (240)205-6378
Fax (240) 773-9734
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