NSA collaboration with CSEC

CJ Ciaramella filed this request with the National Security Agency of the United States of America.
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From: CJ Ciaramella

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Any reports, memos or training materials regarding collaboration with Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) on the development of IP tracking and profiling technology between January 1, 2010 and January 1, 2013.

CBC News reported on Jan. 30 that the NSA collaborated CSEC on the development of technology to track the wireless devices of passengers after they left airport terminals: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csec-used-airport-wi-fi-to-track-canadian-travellers-edward-snowden-documents-1.2517881

The document obtained by CBC News details trial runs of technology developed in partnership with the NSA to track IP addresses across airport terminals, hotels and cafes: http://www.cbc.ca/news2/pdf/airports_redacted.pdf

I therefore request any related reports or memos produced by NSA on this technology between the aforementioned timeframe.

If some of these records are disclosable and others are exempt, please provide the disclosable records and let me know the exemption(s) preventing disclosure of the
rest.

Please note that according to 5 U.S.C. ยง 552(b): "Any reasonably segregable portion of a record shall be provided to any person requesting such record after deletion of the portions which are exempt under this subsection."

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.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,

CJ Ciaramella

From: National Security Agency

The request has been rejected, with the agency stating that it can neither confirm nor deny the existence of the requested documents.

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