Facial recognition software and marketing - September 2019
| Tracking # |
2020-FOIA-00288 |
| Submitted | Sept. 30, 2019 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Records and materials related to the solicitation, acquisition, and use of face recognition technology and related software and services.
This software or services may be provided by Rekognition, Face++, and FaceFirst; this request is applicable to these and any other company providing facial recognition services under consideration or contract with this agency.
Materials responsive materials include but are not limited to:
• Agreements: contracts (including non-disclosure agreements), licensing agreements, nondisclosure agreements
• Bid records: Requests For Proposal (or equivalent calls for bids), sole source or limited source justification and approval documentation, documentation of selection, and other materials generated in the consideration and selection of the technology in question
• Company relations and communications: records related to meetings or follow-up actions with any vendors, companies, or other private entities marketing face recognition to this agency for immigration, intelligence, law enforcement, or other use.
• Financial records: purchase orders, invoices, and other memoranda and documentation.
• Marketing records: All marketing materials - unsolicited, requested, or otherwise - acquired from vendors of face recognition technology
• Policy records: any policy directives, guidance documents, memoranda, training materials, or similar records governing the use of face recognition technology for immigration, law enforcement, or other purposes.
• Training records: training material governing the use, sharing, or access to any related data related to or collected by the face recognition software/technology, including the legal standard that is required before using the technology
• Use and function records: Materials that describe the function of the software considered or in use by this agency, including emails, handouts, PowerPoint presentations, advertisements, or specification documents.
Please limit the search to records produced from January 1, 2017 – present. Please include in your search as responsive records: communications, memorandums, background papers, meeting minutes, email exchanges, or presentation materials. If your office has questions about this request, please feel free to direct them to the address associated with this request or call the MuckRock office at 617-299-1832.
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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Metropolitan Police Department
DearMs./Mrs. Lipton, This office is in receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Your FOIA request numberis 2020-FOIA-00288 and your assigned FOIA request has been assigned to Kimberly Robinson. If you have anyquestions regarding your request, please contact the assigned FOIA Specialistat (202) 727-3721. For ease of reference, we ask that you have your FOIARequest Number available when you contact our office.
Regards,
Latrina Crumlin
Staff Assistant
Metropolitan Police Department
300 Indiana Avenue, Rm 4153 Washington,DC 20001
From: Metropolitan Police Department
Re: FOIA Request No. 2020-FOIA-00288 Dear Sir/Madam,
Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 2-532(c), we have fifteen (15) business-days,subject to the possibility of a ten (10) working-day extension to respond tothe request as of the date of receipt. Because your request falls underone and/or both of the categories listed below, we are exercising theadditional ten (10) day extension pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 2-532(d)(2) forthe following reason(s):
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S earch for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of records and/or;
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o consult with other components within and/or outside the agency. T Beadvised, if your request is for Body Worn Camera (BWC) footage, D.C. Code § 2-532(c)allows 25 business days subject to the possibility of 15working-day extension, to respond to the request as of the date ofreceipt. Regards, KimberlyRobinson FOIASpecialist Freedomof Information Act (FOIA) MetropolitanPolice Department
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 30, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2020-FOIA-00288.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following DC Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 30, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2020-FOIA-00288.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following DC Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 30, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2020-FOIA-00288.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following DC Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 30, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2020-FOIA-00288.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following DC Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 30, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2020-FOIA-00288.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following DC Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 30, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2020-FOIA-00288.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following DC Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 30, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2020-FOIA-00288.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following DC Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 30, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2020-FOIA-00288.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following DC Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 10, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2020-FOIA-00288.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following DC Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 10, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2020-FOIA-00288.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Metropolitan Police Department
Dear Beryl Lipton,
A message has been sent to your account in the DC Government FOIA Portal. Once logged in; click on the Request Status link in the left panel, locate request #2020-FOIA-00288, and select the message to view it.
Click here to log in https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx.
Regards,
DC Government FOIA Portal
From: Metropolitan Police Department
This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Beryl Lipton, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: Assigned for Processing Request ID: 2020-FOIA-00288 Description: Records and materials related to the solicitation, acquisition, and use of face recognition technology and related software and services.This software or services may be provided by Rekognition, Face++, and FaceFirst; this request is applicable to these and any other company providing facial recognition services under consideration or contract with this agency.Materials responsive materials include but are not limited to:• Agreements: contracts (including non-disclosure agreements), licensing agreements, nondisclosure agreements• Bid records: Requests For Proposal (or equivalent calls for bids), sole source or limited source justification and approval documentation, documentation of selection, and other materials generated in the consideration and selection of the technology in question• Company relations and communications: records related to meetings or follow-up actions with any vendors, companies, or other private entities marketing face recognition to this agency for immigration, intelligence, law enforcement, or other use.• Financial records: purchase orders, invoices, and other memoranda and documentation.• Marketing records: All marketing materials - unsolicited, requested, or otherwise - acquired from vendors of face recognition technology• Policy records: any policy directives, guidance documents, memoranda, training materials, or similar records governing the use of face recognition technology for immigration, law enforcement, or other purposes.• Training records: training material governing the use, sharing, or access to any related data related to or collected by the face recognition software/technology, including the legal standard that is required before using the technology• Use and function records: Materials that describe the function of the software considered or in use by this agency, including emails, handouts, PowerPoint presentations, advertisements, or specification documents. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2017 To 10/12/2019) Regards,
DC Government FOIA Portal
From: Metropolitan Police Department
This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Beryl Lipton, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: In Process Request ID: 2020-FOIA-00288 Description: Records and materials related to the solicitation, acquisition, and use of face recognition technology and related software and services.This software or services may be provided by Rekognition, Face++, and FaceFirst; this request is applicable to these and any other company providing facial recognition services under consideration or contract with this agency.Materials responsive materials include but are not limited to:• Agreements: contracts (including non-disclosure agreements), licensing agreements, nondisclosure agreements• Bid records: Requests For Proposal (or equivalent calls for bids), sole source or limited source justification and approval documentation, documentation of selection, and other materials generated in the consideration and selection of the technology in question• Company relations and communications: records related to meetings or follow-up actions with any vendors, companies, or other private entities marketing face recognition to this agency for immigration, intelligence, law enforcement, or other use.• Financial records: purchase orders, invoices, and other memoranda and documentation.• Marketing records: All marketing materials - unsolicited, requested, or otherwise - acquired from vendors of face recognition technology• Policy records: any policy directives, guidance documents, memoranda, training materials, or similar records governing the use of face recognition technology for immigration, law enforcement, or other purposes.• Training records: training material governing the use, sharing, or access to any related data related to or collected by the face recognition software/technology, including the legal standard that is required before using the technology• Use and function records: Materials that describe the function of the software considered or in use by this agency, including emails, handouts, PowerPoint presentations, advertisements, or specification documents. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2017 To 10/12/2019) Regards,
DC Government FOIA Portal
From: Metropolitan Police Department
Re: FOIA Request No. 2020-FOIA-00288
Dear Ms. Lipton,
Please find attached the response to your above-referenced FOIA request.
Thank you.
From: Metropolitan Police Department
This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Beryl Lipton, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: Closed Request ID: 2020-FOIA-00288 Description: Records and materials related to the solicitation, acquisition, and use of face recognition technology and related software and services.This software or services may be provided by Rekognition, Face++, and FaceFirst; this request is applicable to these and any other company providing facial recognition services under consideration or contract with this agency.Materials responsive materials include but are not limited to:• Agreements: contracts (including non-disclosure agreements), licensing agreements, nondisclosure agreements• Bid records: Requests For Proposal (or equivalent calls for bids), sole source or limited source justification and approval documentation, documentation of selection, and other materials generated in the consideration and selection of the technology in question• Company relations and communications: records related to meetings or follow-up actions with any vendors, companies, or other private entities marketing face recognition to this agency for immigration, intelligence, law enforcement, or other use.• Financial records: purchase orders, invoices, and other memoranda and documentation.• Marketing records: All marketing materials - unsolicited, requested, or otherwise - acquired from vendors of face recognition technology• Policy records: any policy directives, guidance documents, memoranda, training materials, or similar records governing the use of face recognition technology for immigration, law enforcement, or other purposes.• Training records: training material governing the use, sharing, or access to any related data related to or collected by the face recognition software/technology, including the legal standard that is required before using the technology• Use and function records: Materials that describe the function of the software considered or in use by this agency, including emails, handouts, PowerPoint presentations, advertisements, or specification documents. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2017 To 10/12/2019) Regards,
DC Government FOIA Portal
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