Emerald Onion's request about USG Tor usage 20200301 (Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM))

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* Tracking Number: DON-NAVY-2020-007647
* Requester Name: Mr. Christopher Sheats
* Date Submitted: 03/03/2020
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
Copies of internal presentations, reports, studies, memorandum, or proposals created or received by Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM) concerning software developed by The Tor Project, Inc., including but not limited to:
- Tor
- Tor Browser
- Tor bridges
- Tor onion sites (v2 or v3, sometimes called "darkweb" or "darknet" sites)
- Tor onion services (v2 or v3, sometimes called "hidden services")
- Tor bandwidth authorities or directory authorities
- Tor pluggable transports (obfs4, meek, ScrambleSuit, etc)
- Tor relays (also known as "routers" or "nodes", sometimes called "guard", "middle", or "exit" relays)
Please limit this request to documents from 2010-January-01 through the date the search for responsive records is conducted.
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.

Attached is NAVSPECWARCOM response to your Freedom of Information Act
Request. NAVSPECWARCOM No. 20-111 // DON-NAVY-2020-007647.

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* Tracking Number: DON-NAVY-2020-007647
* Requester: Mr. Christopher Sheats
* Submitted Date: 05/07/2020
* Description:
Copies of internal presentations, reports, studies, memorandum, or proposals created or received by Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM) concerning software developed by The Tor Project, Inc., including but not limited to:
- Tor
- Tor Browser
- Tor bridges
- Tor onion sites (v2 or v3, sometimes called "darkweb" or "darknet" sites)
- Tor onion services (v2 or v3, sometimes called "hidden services")
- Tor bandwidth authorities or directory authorities
- Tor pluggable transports (obfs4, meek, ScrambleSuit, etc)
- Tor relays (also known as "routers" or "nodes", sometimes called "guard", "middle", or "exit" relays)
Please limit this request to documents from 2010-January-01 through the date the search for responsive records is conducted.
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.

The request has been rejected by the agency.

The request has been rejected by the agency.