Police social media monitoring contracts/manuals (Salt Lake City Police Department)
Tracking # |
P079615-060920 |
Multi Request | Police social media monitoring contracts/manuals |
Submitted | June 5, 2020 |
Est. Completion | None |
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From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Government Records Access and Management Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) Copies of all department contracts for services that provide social media monitoring capabilities. This includes, but is not limited to, tools that allow the department to monitor social media posts within a certain geographic area (commonly known as geofencing), set flags that generate automatic alerts/reports when certain terms are included in posts, analyze social media to determine which users interact with each other (for instance, creating social network maps/circles). This request should be construed to include tools such as Thompson Reuters CLEAR, which provides additional services beyond social media monitoring.
2) Copies of all technical specifications, user manuals, handbooks, instructions or comparable documents for the above mentioned tools.
I ask that all fees be waved as I am a journalist (examples of my work can be found at toddfeathers.com) and I intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd Feathers
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From: Salt Lake City Police Department
Dear Todd :
Your Request for Records has been received and will be processed in accordance with the requirements of the Government Records Access Management Act (GRAMA), 63G-2, Utah Code Annotated. It is not necessary to submit this request to multiple City Departments; staff will coordinate compilation internally.
Your request was received in this office on 6/9/2020 and given the reference number P079615-060920 for tracking purposes.
Record Requested: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Government Records Access and Management Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) Copies of all department contracts for services that provide social media monitoring capabilities. This includes, but is not limited to, tools that allow the department to monitor social media posts within a certain geographic area (commonly known as geofencing), set flags that generate automatic alerts/reports when certain terms are included in posts, analyze social media to determine which users interact with each other (for instance, creating social network maps/circles). This request should be construed to include tools such as Thompson Reuters CLEAR, which provides additional services beyond social media monitoring.
2) Copies of all technical specifications, user manuals, handbooks, instructions or comparable documents for the above mentioned tools.
I ask that all fees be waved as I am a journalist (examples of my work can be found at toddfeathers.com) and I intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd Feathers
Reason for Request: The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
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From: Salt Lake City Police Department
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Mr. Feathers -
SLCPD has received your request for information regarding social media monitoring contracts. Please be advised that SLCPD does not have a contract with any social medial monitoring service, therefore, SLCPD does not have any documents responsive to your request.
If you have any questions you may contact me or you may contact the SLCPD Media Communications Unit at 801-799-NEWS.
Sincerely,
Candee Allred
GRAMA Coordinator/Paralegal
SLCPD
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