Facebook FTC Documents
| Tracking # |
2019-00976 |
| Submitted | June 12, 2019 |
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From: Aarian Marshall
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any internal Facebook emails submitted to the FTC as part of its ongoing investigation into privacy practices. That includes any Facebook emails sent or received by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, any that mention "privacy" or "data collection," and any that reference the FTC's 2012 consent decree either explicitly or implicitly.
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,
Aarian Marshall
From: Federal Trade Commission
Hello,
Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Someone from our office will reach out to you as soon as possible regarding the status of your request.
Sincerely,
The FTC FOIA Unit
From: Federal Trade Commission
Ms. Marshall:
This concerns your above-referenced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, dated June 12, 2019, for access to "[a]ny internal Facebook emails submitted to the FTC as part of its ongoing investigation into privacy practices."
We are taking a time extension in order to properly respond to your request. The FOIA provides that an agency may extend the response time if "unusual circumstances" exist. Unusual circumstances include (1) the need to search for and collect records "from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office" processing the request; (2) the need to search for, collect, and examine "a voluminous amount" of records "demanded in a single request"; and (3) the need to consult with another agency or two or more agency components. See 5 U.S.C. ยง 552(a)(6)(B)(iii). In this case, your request requires the need to search for and collect records from, as well as consult with other agency components.
If you consider this an adverse determination, you may appeal by writing to Freedom of Information Act Appeal, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580, or via email at FOIAAppeal@ftc.gov<mailto:FOIAAppeal@ftc.gov>, within 90 days of the date of this e-mail. Please enclose a copy of your original request as well as this response.
You also may seek dispute resolution services from the FTC FOIA Public Liaison Richard Gold via telephone at 202-326-3355 or via e-mail at rgold@ftc.gov<mailto:rgold@ftc.gov>; or from the Office of Government Information Services via email at ogis@nara.gov<mailto:ogis@nara.gov>, via fax at 202-741-5769, or via mail at Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740.
If you have any questions regarding your FOIA request, feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Francis M. Conlon
Attorney, Office of General Counsel
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20580
(202) 326-2930
fconlon@ftc.gov<mailto:fconlon@ftc.gov>
From: Federal Trade Commission
Ms. Marshall,
Please find attached a copy of our office's final response to your above-referenced Freedom of Information Act request.
Sincerely,
Francis M. Conlon
Attorney, Office of General Counsel
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20580
(202) 326-2930
fconlon@ftc.gov<mailto:fconlon@ftc.gov>
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