CBP audit of airlines' data privacy practices (Government Accountability Office)
| Tracking # |
PRI-22-246 |
| Multi Request | CBP audit of airlines' data privacy practices |
| Submitted | Sept. 21, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Jim Nash
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Persuant to the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552), I would like to request one or more copies of privacy audits that the Customs and Border Protection requires selected airlines and air transportation authorities to complete. The audits assess how well industry partners are complying with GAO data security and privacy policies.
I am requesting both a blank audit form that would be sent to an air transportation authority or airline as well as a completed audit returned from an airline or transportation authority.
This article, at https://www.nextgov.com/analytics-data/2022/08/audits-cbps-facial-recognition-partners-vital-building-trust-lawmaker-says/375246/, describes the documents I am seeking.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jim Nash
From: Government Accountability Office
PRI-22-246
Dear Mr. Nash:
We have received your request and are processing it in accordance with our regulations concerning the availability of GAO records to the public, contained in 4 C.F.R. Part 81. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please call or email me and reference the "PRI" case number at the top of this e-mail.
Sincerely yours,
Stephen E. Chappell
Government Information Specialist,
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Audit Policy & Quality Assurance
441 G Street, NW, Room 5F13
Washington, DC 20548
(202) 512-2513
‘It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.” Thomas Paine
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~WRD000
From: Government Accountability Office
PRI-22-246
Mr. Jim Nash
MuckRock News
Dept MR 134235
263 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Dear Mr. Nash:
On behalf of the Chief Quality Officer, this email responds to your September 22, 2022, request for copies of the privacy audits that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requires selected airlines and air transportation authorities to complete.
As an agency responsible to the Congress, GAO is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. However, GAO’s disclosure policy follows the spirit of the act consistent with GAO’s duties and functions as an agency with primary responsibility to the Congress. We are attaching for your information a copy of our regulations concerning the availability of GAO records to the public, which are contained in 4 C.F.R. Part 81.
GAO is not the agency of record for the information you are requesting. Therefore, you must contact CBP at the following address to request a copy of their records:
v CBP
FOIA Officer
90 K Street, NW
9th Floor, Mail Stop 1181
Washington, DC 20229-1181
Phone: (202) 325-0150
Website: https://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia
Sincerely yours,
Stephen E. Chappell
Government Information Specialist,
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Audit Policy & Quality Assurance
441 G Street, NW, Room 5F13
Washington, DC 20548
(202) 512-2513
‘It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.” Thomas Paine
-
~WRD000
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