Geolocation data providers (Office of Attorney General)

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Dear Beryl Lipton:
Thank you for your interest in records of the Office of the Attorney General.  Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code, the Public Information Act. Your request was received in this office on 7/9/2021 and given the reference number R009696-070921 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: 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 Attorney General, 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 Attorney General 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 Attorney General and Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
- All written communications, emails, and attachments between Office of Attorney General 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.
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July 14, 2021

Mr. Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News
requests@muckrock.com
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Re: Public Information Request No. R009696

Dear Mr. Lipton:

This e-mail is in response to your public information request to the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”), received by the OAG on July 9, 2021.

The OAG has reviewed its files and has no information responsive to your request.  If you have any questions, please contact publicrecords@oag.texas.gov.
Sincerely,

Marisol Bernal-Leon
Public Information Coordinator’s Office
Office of the Attorney General

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