Emerald Onion's request about USG Tor usage 20200301 (U.S. Army, Special Operations Command)

Christopher Sheats filed this request with the U.S. Army, Special Operations Command of the United States of America.
Multi Request Emerald Onion's request about USG Tor usage 20200301
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From: Christopher Sheats

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Copies of internal presentations, reports, studies, memorandum, or proposals created or received by U.S. Army, Special Operations Command 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.

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,

Christopher Sheats

From: U.S. Army, Special Operations Command

Please send your follow up to US Army Special Operations Command as opposed to this address for US Special Operations Command.

Keith F. Komosinski
Chief, USSOCOM FOIA/PA/CL Branch
7701 Tampa Point Blvd.
MacDill AFB, FL 33621
Phone: 813 826-3715/SSO 826-4228
DSN: 299-3715
keith.komosinski@socom.mil<mailto:keith.komosinski@socom.mil>

From: Muckrock Staff

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Copies of internal presentations, reports, studies, memorandum, or proposals created or received by U.S. Army, Special Operations Command 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.

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,

Christopher Sheats

From: U.S. Army, Special Operations Command

Christopher Sheats,
Please submit your FOIA request at our website (https://www.soc.mil/FOIA/FOIA.html), using our FOIA request form. Also, provide proof of your media status when submitting your FOIA request. Furthermore, you may want to check to see if your FOIA request needs to come to US Army Special Operations Command, or US Special Operations Command (two different agency); and or provide us with some information associating us with the information you requested, since I'm unable to locate anything during my preliminary search. You may call me to discuss your request further if needed.

Sincerely,
Christopher Nesbitt
FOIA/PA Officer
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
(910) 432-9233 / DSN: 239-9233
christopher.nesbitt@socom.mil<mailto:christopher.nesbitt@socom.mil> (NIPR)
chris.w.nesbitt@usasoc.socom.smil.mil<mailto:chris.w.nesbitt@usasoc.socom.smil.mil> (SIPR)

"FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PRIVACY SENSITIVE: ANY MISUSE OR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE MAY RESULT IN BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES."

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From: U.S. Army, Special Operations Command

Christopher Sheats,
I have requested that you give me a call to discuss your FOIA request further before we accept this request for processing.
Sincerely,

Christopher Nesbitt
FOIA/PA Officer
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
(910) 432-9233 / DSN: 239-9233
christopher.nesbitt@socom.mil<mailto:christopher.nesbitt@socom.mil> (NIPR)
chris.w.nesbitt@usasoc.socom.smil.mil<mailto:chris.w.nesbitt@usasoc.socom.smil.mil> (SIPR)

"FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PRIVACY SENSITIVE: ANY MISUSE OR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE MAY RESULT IN BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES."

Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipients and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. This document is protected from disclosure by Title 5, U.S.C.
Section 552a. If you have inadvertently received this document, please return it to the sender and destroy any copies.

From: U.S. Army, Special Operations Command

Christopher Sheats,
I have requested that you give me a call to discuss your FOIA request further before we accept this request for processing.
Sincerely,

Christopher Nesbitt
FOIA/PA Officer
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
(910) 432-9233 / DSN: 239-9233
christopher.nesbitt@socom.mil<mailto:christopher.nesbitt@socom.mil> (NIPR)
chris.w.nesbitt@usasoc.socom.smil.mil<mailto:chris.w.nesbitt@usasoc.socom.smil.mil> (SIPR)

"FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PRIVACY SENSITIVE: ANY MISUSE OR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE MAY RESULT IN BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES."

Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipients and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. This document is protected from disclosure by Title 5, U.S.C.
Section 552a. If you have inadvertently received this document, please return it to the sender and destroy any copies.

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