HOPE Hacker Conference
| Tracking # |
2020-056-17343 |
| Submitted | Nov. 21, 2020 |
MuckRock users can file, duplicate, track, and share public records requests like this one. Learn more.
Communications
From: aestetix .
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of all files on the Hackers On Planet Earth (HOPE) hacking conference, which has taken place in New York City at the Hotel Pennsylvania since 1994, with the following dates and keywords:
July 16-18, 2010, any records relating to Julian Assange, Jacob Appelbaum, Adrian Lamo, or Wikileaks
July 13-15, 2012, any records relating to William Binney or the National Security Agency (NSA)
July 18-20, 2014, any records relating to Edward Snowden, Daniel Ellsberg, or the National Security Agency (NSA)
July 20-22, 2018, any records relating to Chelsea Manning
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
aestetix .
From: New York City Police Department
Your request FOIL-2020-056-17343 has been successfully submitted to the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
The details of your request are shown below.
Request Title: HOPE Hacker Conference
Request Description: Other Request
Request Type: Other Request
Other Request
Type of Request:
Report #:
Date:
Time:
Precinct:
Location:
Description:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of all files on the Hackers On Planet Earth (HOPE) hacking conference, which has taken place in New York City at the Hotel Pennsylvania since 1994, with the following dates and keywords:
July 16-18, 2010, any records relating to Julian Assange, Jacob Appelbaum, Adrian Lamo, or Wikileaks
July 13-15, 2012, any records relating to William Binney or the National Security Agency (NSA)
July 18-20, 2014, any records relating to Edward Snowden, Daniel Ellsberg, or the National Security Agency (NSA)
July 20-22, 2018, any records relating to Chelsea Manning
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
aestetix .
Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://www.muckrock.com/
Requester's Contact Information
Name:
Aestetix Aestetix
Title:
Not provided
Organization:
Not provided
Email:
requests@muckrock.com (mailto:requests@muckrock.com)
Phone Number:
Not provided
Fax Number:
Not provided
Street Address (line 1):
Not provided
Street Address (line 2):
Not provided
City:
Not provided
State:
Not provided
Zip Code:
Not provided
You can view the request and take any necessary action at the following webpage: https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2020-056-17343. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2020-056-17343)
From: New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has denied your FOIL request FOIL-2020-056-17343 for the following reasons: (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2020-056-17343)
The Freedom of Information Law allows access to existing documents and does not necessitate the creation of a document. I am unable to provide access to these documents on the basis that your request does not reasonably describe a record in a manner that would enable a search to be conducted by the New York City Police Department.
Please visit FOIL-2020-056-17343 to view additional information and take any necessary action. You may appeal the decision to deny access to material that was redacted in part or withheld in entirety by contacting the agency's FOIL Appeals Officer: (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2020-056-17343) foilappeals@nypd.org within 30 days. (mailto:foilappeals@nypd.org?subject=FOIL-2020-056-17343%20-%20Appeal)
From: aestetix .
To whom it may concern:
This is an appeal of an improper denial of a records request submitted to the New York Police Department under the New York Freedom of Information Law.
On November 22, 2020, the FOIL request attached to this appeal was submitted to the NYPD. This request was related to materials on specific individuals on specific dates. On November 25, 2020, the agency responded with the following rejection message: "The Freedom of Information Law allows access to existing documents and does not necessitate the creation of a document. I am unable to provide access to these documents on the basis that your request does not reasonably describe a record in a manner that would enable a search to be conducted by the New York City Police Department."
This is an appeal of the integrity of the search conducted by the NYPD. I would also like to contest the agency's failure to fulfill its obligations under NYCRR Section 1401.5(c)(1), which states that, within five days, an agency shall provide "direction, to the extent possible, that would enable that person to request records reasonably described." I received no such direction, only a note that the records officer did not deem my request one that would lend itself to a search by the NYPD.
I respectfully request that your office remand this request to that department for proper processing under the spirit and the word of the New York Freedom of Information Law.
Sincerely,
aestetix
From: New York City Police Department
Appeal determination attached.
Respectfully,
Jordan S. Mazur, Esq.
Sergeant
Records Access Appeals Officer
NYPD Legal Bureau
1 Police Plaza, Room 1406
New York, NY 10038
FOILAppeals@NYPD.org<mailto:FOILAppeals@NYPD.org>
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, use or disclosure of it or its contents is prohibited and may violate laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this communication. Please treat this and all other communications from the New York City Police Department as LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY.
-
~WRD191
Files
pages