Social Media Monitoring policies (Minnesota State Patrol)

Emma Best,

Attached are the Minnesota State Patrol general order on social media and Department of Public Safety policy on social media.

Thank you,

[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Patrol Patch s]Lt. Tiffani Nielson
Public Information Officer, Minnesota State Patrol
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Minnesota State Patrol
MGDPA Office
444 Cedar Street
St Paul, MN 55101

August 6, 2018

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Minnesota Government Data Practices Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 8, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

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On July 8, 2018:

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices 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 business days.

Sincerely,

Emma Best

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