Clearview
Submitted | Jan. 18, 2020 |
Est. Completion | None |
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From: Brian Waters
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Vermont Public Records Act, in which I am seeking records relating to Clearview, a vendor of facial recognition software which utilizes social media photographs, and was recently featured in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/technology/clearview-privacy-facial-recognition.html.
Specifically, I am requesting the following records:
1) Any invoices or contracts with Clearview.
2) Emails sent to or from your agency, to addresses ending with @clearview.ai. Please search your records for messages dating back to 2017.
3) Documents sufficient to show any investigations where Clearview may have been used to identify a suspect or follow a lead.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Finally, please let me know if there is a better email address to which I should direct further requests.
Thank you,
Brian Waters
From: UVM Police
Dear Mr. Waters,
I am writing in response to your request for records dated January 18, 2020 which arrived in my office on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. I have conducted a diligent search and have been unable to locate any records responsive to your request. As required by the Vermont Public Record Act, 1 V.S.A. ยง 318(a)(4), I certify that the records requested do not exist.
Gary Derr
Vice President for Operations and Public Safety
From: Brian Waters
Thank you, Mr. Derr. For future reference, should I direct future requests for UVM Police records to you directly?
Thanks again,
Brian Waters
From: UVM Police
Hello Mr. Waters, Yes, please direct any records requests to me. Best, Gary
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