Minneapolis PD Social Media Surveillance

Aaron Cantú filed this request with the Minneapolis Police Department of Minneapolis, MN.
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From: Aaron Cantú

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Minnesota Data Practices Act, I hereby request a copy of all records or portions thereof pertaining to, or containing the following:

1. All records regarding the purchase of, acquisition of, installation of, subscription to, payment for, or agreements concerning software designed to access information from social media services;

2. All records that contain any information about the functioning of software designed to access information from social media services that is used or has been used by the Minneapolis Police Department;

3. All records regarding correspondence about or with a company that offers software designed to access information from social media services, including but not limited to all correspondence about or with the companies Brightplaent, Geofeedia, Intrado Inc, LifeRaft, Magnet Forensics, Media Sonar, Signal Corporation, and ZeroFOX;

4. All records regarding the policies that govern access to or use of software designed to access information from social media services;

5. All training materials and all records used to instruct members of your agency in the proper use of software designed to access information from social media services or of the information such software is capable of accessing;

6. All records regarding the sharing with entities outside the Minneapolis Police Department of information obtained from or obtained by using software designed to access information from social media services;

7. All records referencing social media profiles, comments, posts, messages, or events accessed or retained from social media services through use of software designed to access information from social media services.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public through the public information service MuckRock.com, 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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.

Sincerely,

Aaron Cantú

From: datapractices

Thank you for emailing the Minneapolis Police Records Information Unit.

Email requests for incident/arrest report information are answered when staff is available to view them and respond, during weekday business hours.

Although we make every effort to respond in a timely fashion, depending on the complexity of your question, it may take several days for your specific response. Thank you for your patience.

If your situation requires a Police, Fire, or Emergency Medical response, please call 911 immediately.

From: JustFOIA Notification

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From: Inthichack, Noah

Hello,
We have received your requested (attached) and started the requesting process by reaching out to the right persons to obtain the information you are seeking. I will let you know when your request is completed. Your request tracking number is MPD-7416. Please refer to this number in all future communication regarding this request. Thank you.

Noah Inthichack
Minneapolis Police Department
Records and Information Unit-PSTII

From: Inthichack, Noah

Hello,
Please find the attached social media policy and procedures per your request. MPD Records Unit have reached out to other units such as the Business and Technology Unit as well as MPD financial unit and found that we do not have contract or purchase agreement concerning software designed to access information from social media services (see response below). Please let me know if you have questions. Thank you.

"We currently are not using any software "designed to access information from social media services"

Noah Inthichack
Minneapolis Police Department
Records and Information Unit-PSTII

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