Geolocation data providers (Department of Corrections)

Tom Nash filed this request on behalf of Beryl Lipton with the Department of Corrections of Virginia.
Multi Request Geolocation data providers
Submitted July 7, 2021
Est. Completion None
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From: Beryl Lipton

Subject: Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: Geolocation data providers (Department of Corrections)

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To Whom It May Concern:

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) seeks records describing the relationship between your agency and third-party providers of geolocation data. In particular, we seek records related to:
• the location data provider Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Venntel
• Babel Street’s service Locate X
• the location data provider INRIX

For the purposes of this request, the term “geolocation data” refers to GPS data acquired from cell phone apps, connected vehicles, or other connected devices, or from third-party aggregators of such data, which pertains to the location of individual persons or devices, whether identified or de-identified.

We request the following records for the period between January 1, 2015 and the present:

• All contracts or written agreements between Department of Corrections, or consultants thereof, and Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All presentations, marketing materials, or proposals by contractors, subcontractors, or consultants working with Department of Corrections relating to the use of geolocation data from Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All technical documentation, guides, presentations, or policies describing access to, storage of, or use of geolocation data acquired from Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All privacy policies, memoranda of understanding, data-sharing agreements, or terms of use applying to geolocation data acquired from Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All written communications, emails, and attachments between Department of Corrections and Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All written communications, emails, attachments, contracts, presentations, technical documentation, and other materials between Department of Corrections and INRIX or referencing INRIX.

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.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton
Investigative Researcher, Electronic Frontier Foundation
beryl.lipton@eff.org

From: Department of Corrections

Subject: Re: Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: Geolocation data providers (Department of Corrections)

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Good Afternoon,

Please see the email chain below concerning this request. This request is
closed and will need to be resubmitted with a valid Virginia address for
processing. Thank you for contacting the Virginia Department of Corrections.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Good Morning,

Thank you for your request for records made in accordance with the Virginia
Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) received July 9, 2021.

Our office responded to your request on July 9, 2021 and requested that you
provide a legal Virginia address to show residency pursuant to §
2.2-3704(A) of the Code of Virginia.

As of today, July 21, 2021, the VADOC has not received a response in more
than seven business days. Please be advised that due to your non-response
and pursuant to VADOC Operating Procedure 025.1, Public Access to DOC
Public Records, § IV (B)(3)(d), this FOIA request has now been officially
closed and you will need to re-submit this request for future processing.

Thank you for contacting the Virginia Department of Corrections.

--
*Adam J. Dourafei, Esq.*
*FOIA Officer*
*Administrative Compliance Unit*
*Virginia Department of Corrections*
*(804) 510-3144 (mobile)*
*foia@vadoc.virginia.gov <foia@vadoc.virginia.gov>*

*CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:* The contents of this email message and any
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From: Muckrock Staff

Subject: RE: Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: Geolocation data providers (Department of Corrections)

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Hello,

Please see attached. Tom Nash is a collaborator with Beryl Lipton on this request. Thank you for your assistance!

From: Department of Corrections

Subject: Virginia Department of Corrections FOIA Response

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Good Morning,

Please see the attached letter in response to your FOIA request received on
September 20, 2021.

Thank you for contacting the Virginia Department of Corrections.
--
*Adam J. Dourafei, Esq.*
*FOIA Officer*
*Administrative Compliance Unit*
*Virginia Department of Corrections*
*(804) 510-3144 (mobile)*
*foia@vadoc.virginia.gov <foia@vadoc.virginia.gov>*

*CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:* The contents of this email message and any
attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain
confidential and/or privileged information and may be legally protected
from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or
their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please
immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message
and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby
notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message
or its attachments is strictly prohibited.

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