Geolocation data providers (Office of the Attorney General - New York)
| Tracking # |
G000383-071221 |
| Multi Request | Geolocation data providers |
| Submitted | July 7, 2021 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) seeks records describing the relationship between your agency and third-party providers of geolocation data. In particular, we seek records related to:
• the location data provider Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Venntel
• Babel Street’s service Locate X.
For the purposes of this request, the term “geolocation data” refers to GPS data acquired from cell phone apps, connected vehicles, or other connected devices, or from third-party aggregators of such data, which pertains to the location of individual persons or devices, whether identified or de-identified.
We request the following records for the period between January 1, 2015 and the present:
- All contracts or written agreements between Office of the Attorney General - New York, or consultants thereof, and Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
- All presentations, marketing materials, or proposals by contractors, subcontractors, or consultants working with Office of the Attorney General - New York relating to the use of geolocation data from Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
- All technical documentation, guides, presentations, or policies describing access to, storage of, or use of geolocation data acquired from Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
- All privacy policies, memoranda of understanding, data-sharing agreements, or terms of use applying to geolocation data acquired from Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
- All written communications, emails, and attachments between Office of the Attorney General - New York and Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
- All written communications, emails, and attachments between Office of the Attorney General - New York and INRIX.
If your office or agency contracts with a company not named here for geolocation data, provision of the alternate organization and equivalent responsive materials would be greatly appreciated.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public. This request is being made in the public interest and 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.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
Investigative Researcher, Electronic Frontier Foundation
beryl.lipton@eff.org
From: Office of the Attorney General - New York
Re: FOIL Request #G000383-071221
Dear Mrs. Lipton:
This is an automated reply to your above-referenced FOIL request. Please do not respond to this message.
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New York State Office of the Attorney General
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From: Office of the Attorney General - New York
July 19, 2021
RE: Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Request Reference # G000383-071221
Dear Mrs. Lipton:
Pursuant to Public Officers Law §89(3)(a), the Office of the Attorney General acknowledges receipt of the above-referenced FOIL request.
We are performing a diligent search for the records you request. We will notify you of the status of your request on or before August 16, 2021.
If we should locate any documents that respond to your request, and if we provide them in electronic format, we will notify you of any fee in advance. If we provide paper copies, we will also notify you of any fee in advance; for paper copies, the first five pages would be provided free of charge, and the cost for the remaining pages would be $.25 per page.
Sincerely,
Abisola Fatade
Assistant Attorney General
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From: Office of the Attorney General - New York
August 16, 2021
RE: Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Request Reference # G000383-071221
Dear Mrs. Lipton:
Please be advised that we are diligently engaged in the process of preparing a response to your above-referenced FOIL request. We estimate that this Office will complete this process and have its response to you by September 6, 2021. This additional time is needed for the following reasons: • the age of the records that may respond to your request; • the number of locations that must be searched in order to respond to your request; and • the detailed nature of the review required to respond to your request. We will contact you on or before the date mentioned. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Sincerely, Abisola Fatade Assistant Attorney General
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From: Office of the Attorney General - New York
September 3, 2021 RE: Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Request Reference # G000383-071221 Dear Mrs. Lipton: This email is in response to the above-referenced FOIL request. The Office of the Attorney General has conducted a diligent search for the records that you have requested. Please access this request in the NYS OAG FOIL Request Center to retrieve the record(s) that respond to your request. Please be advised that some of the records that respond to your request are exempt from disclosure and have been withheld pursuant to: • Public Officers Law § 87(2)(e), because the documents requested were compiled for law-enforcement purposes and would, if disclosed, interfere with law-enforcement investigations or judicial proceedings. You have a right to appeal the foregoing decision. If you elect to do so, you must appeal in writing, within 30 days, to Kathryn Sheingold, Records Appeals Officer. Your appeal can be sent by email to FOIL.Appeals@ag.ny.gov or by mail to State of New York, Office of the Attorney General, Division of Appeals and Opinions, The Capitol, Albany, New York 12224. You can reach the Records Appeals Officer by telephone at (518) 776-2009. This FOIL request is now closed. Sincerely, Abisola Fatade Assistant Attorney General
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