Facebook health data investigation records
| Tracking # |
2022-092453 |
| Submitted | Oct. 7, 2022 |
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From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
1) All investigation files pertaining to the department's 2020/2021 investigation into data privacy concerns at Facebook Inc. (now Meta). This investigation concluded with a published report on Feb. 18, 2021 (available here: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/02/facebook_report_20210218.pdf)
I ask that all fees be waived as intend to use the requested records to further public understanding of public agencies and not for any commercial purpose. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of responsive documents, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
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,
Todd Feathers
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 7, 2022. 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: Department of Financial Services
DEAR Todd Feathers:
I write to acknowledge receipt of the FOIL request that you submitted to the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) on 10/07/2022, which has been assigned the above referenced tracking number. This number should be the number that you refer to in all future communications with DFS.
Your request has been referred to the appropriate DFS unit(s) to search for the records that are responsive to your request. The assigned unit(s) will contact you within 20 business days to (i) advise whether the unit has any records that are responsive to your request; (ii) grant or deny your request, if the unit has responsive records; or (iii) apprise you of the progress of your request, if the search or review of the records that you requested is still on-going.
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Tracking Number:FOIL-2022-092453-018294
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 7, 2022. 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: Department of Financial Services
Good Morning:
Attached, please find correspondence from the New York State Department of Financial Services pertaining to your FOIL request.
Thank you.
Tracking Number:FOIL-2022-092453-018490
From: Department of Financial Services
Dear Todd Feathers:
Attached please find a correspondence from the New York State Department of Financial Services responding to your FOIL request mentioned above.
Best,
Norma
Norma Roper Webster
Senior Attorney & Record Access Officer
Office of General Counsel
NYS Department of Financial Services
One State Street, New York, NY 10004
Norma.Roper@dfs.ny.gov<mailto:Norma.Roper@dfs.ny.gov>
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