Social Media Monitoring policies (Montgomery County Police Department)

Emma North-Best filed this request with the Montgomery County Police Department of Montgomery County, MD.
Multi Request Social Media Monitoring policies
Due Nov. 4, 2022
Est. Completion None
Status
Awaiting Response

Communications

From: Emma North-Best


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Maryland Public Information 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 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Emma Best

From: Muckrock Staff

To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following request, copied below. 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 Police Department

Hello,

All MPIA or FOIA Requests: Maryland Public Information Act or Freedom of Information Act requests for the Montgomery County Police Department should be directed to the Police Records Division at: Records.MCPD@montgomerycountymd.gov<mailto:Records.MCPD@montgomerycountymd.gov>

Here is additional information: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/pol/howdoI/records-request.html

Thank you,

Elsa Rand
Office Services Coordinator
Montgomery County Department of Police
Public Information Division
Visit us at : www.mymcpnews.com<http://www.mymcpnews.com/>
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Twitter: @mcpnews

From: Muckrock Staff

To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following request, copied below. 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.

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