Geolocation data providers (Department of Corrections)
| Tracking # |
P-21976 |
| Multi Request | Geolocation data providers |
| Submitted | July 7, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | Oct. 1, 2021 |
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Communications
From: Beryl Lipton
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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 7, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Corrections
Good Morning,
We have received and logged your request. We will be sending an initial response on the 16th of this month with any clarification questions the specialist has.
Thank you,
Sam Obenland
OA3, Public Disclosure Unit
Washington State Department of Corrections
From:
Dear Beryl Lipton:
Your request for records dated was received on July 9, 2021. This request has been assigned public records tracking number P-21976. Please reference that number in any future correspondence regarding this request.
You write to request records describing the relationship between The Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) and the following third-party providers of geological data; location data provider Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Ventel, Babel Street’s service Locate X and location data provider INRIX. You define the term “geolocation data” to be for 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.
Specifically, you are requesting the following records dated January 1, 2015 to July 9, 2021 (the date we received your request):
All contracts or written agreements between WADOC, or consultants thereof, and Gravy Analytics, Venntel or Babel Street
All presentations, marketing materials, or proposals by contractors, subcontractors or consultants working with WADOC
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 WADOC and Gravy Analytics, Venntel or Babel Street
All written communications, emails, attachments, contracts, presentations, technical documentation and other materials between WADOC and INRIX or referencing INRIX
Department staff are in the process of searching for records responsive to your request. We anticipate being able to provide you an installment of records within 30 business days, on or before, August 27, 2021.
Sincerely,
Angela Volk
Public Records Unit
Department of Corrections
PO Box 41118
Olympia WA 98504-1118
AV: P-21976
From: Department of Corrections
Dear Beryl Lipton:
Your request for records dated was received on July 9, 2021. This request has been assigned public records tracking number P-21976. Please reference that number in any future correspondence regarding this request.
You write to request records describing the relationship between The Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) and the following third-party providers of geological data; location data provider Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Ventel, Babel Street's service Locate X and location data provider INRIX. You define the term "geolocation data" to be for 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.
Specifically, you are requesting the following records dated January 1, 2015 to July 9, 2021 (the date we received your request):
1. All contracts or written agreements between WADOC, or consultants thereof, and Gravy Analytics, Venntel or Babel Street
2. All presentations, marketing materials, or proposals by contractors, subcontractors or consultants working with WADOC
3. 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
4. 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
5. All written communications, emails and attachments between WADOC and Gravy Analytics, Venntel or Babel Street
6. All written communications, emails, attachments, contracts, presentations, technical documentation and other materials between WADOC and INRIX or referencing INRIX
Department staff are in the process of searching for records responsive to your request. We anticipate being able to provide you an installment of records within 30 business days, on or before, August 27, 2021.
Sincerely,
Angela Volk
Public Records Unit
Department of Corrections
PO Box 41118
Olympia WA 98504-1118
AV: P-21976
From:
Beryl Lipton
Investigative Researcher
Electronic Frontier Foundation
From: Beryl Lipton
Hello, Ms. Volk —
Thank you so much for your acknowledgement of this request. I appreciate it and will look forward to hearing from your office again soon.
Best wishes,
Beryl
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 7, 2021. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Aug. 27, 2021. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate. You had assigned it reference number #P-21976.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 7, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Aug. 27, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #P-21976.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Corrections
Dear Beryl Lipton:
This letter is in correspondence to public records request P-21976, your request for the following records describing the relationship between The Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) and the following third-party providers of geololocation data; location data provider Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Ventel, Babel Street's service Locate X and location data provider INRIX. You define the term "geolocation data" to be for 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.
Specifically, you are requesting the following records dated January 1, 2015 to July 9, 2021 (the date we received your request):
1. All contracts or written agreements between WADOC, or consultants thereof, and Gravy Analytics, Venntel or Babel Street
2. All presentations, marketing materials, or proposals by contractors, subcontractors or consultants working with WADOC
3. 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
4. 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
5. All written communications, emails and attachments between WADOC and Gravy Analytics, Venntel or Babel Street
6. All written communications, emails, attachments, contracts, presentations, technical documentation and other materials between WADOC and INRIX or referencing INRIX
Additional time is needed to finish processing your request. We will respond further as to the status of your request within 20 business days; on or before September 27, 2021. If you have any questions, please contact me via email at angela.volk@doc1.wa.gov<mailto:angela.volk@doc1.wa.gov> or at the address below.
Sincerely,
Angela Volk
Public Records Unit
Department of Corrections
PO Box 41118
Olympia WA 98504-1118
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 7, 2021. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Sept. 27, 2021. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate. You had assigned it reference number #P-21976.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Corrections
Dear Beryl Lipton:
This letter is in correspondence to public records request P-21976, your request for the following records describing the relationship between The Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) and the following third-party providers of geological data; location data provider Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Ventel, Babel Street’s service Locate X and location data provider INRIX. You define the term “geolocation data” to be for 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.
Specifically, you are requesting the following records dated January 1, 2015 to July 9, 2021 (the date we received your request):
1. All contracts or written agreements between WADOC, or consultants thereof, and Gravy Analytics, Venntel or Babel Street
2. All presentations, marketing materials, or proposals by contractors, subcontractors or consultants working with WADOC
3. 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
4. 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
5. All written communications, emails and attachments between WADOC and Gravy Analytics, Venntel or Babel Street
6. All written communications, emails, attachments, contracts, presentations, technical documentation and other materials between WADOC and INRIX or referencing INRIX
So far, we have not identified responsive records. Additional time is needed to finish our research phase. We will respond further as to the status of your request within 5 business days; on or before October 1, 2021. If you have any questions, please contact me via email at angela.volk@doc1.wa.gov<mailto:angela.volk@doc1.wa.gov> or at the address below.
Sincerely,
Angela Volk
Public Records Unit
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 7, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Sept. 27, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #P-21976.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Corrections
Dear Beryl Lipton,
As stated in the email sent to you on September 24, 2021 (which is included in this email thread):
So far, we have not identified responsive records. Additional time is needed to finish our research phase. We will respond further as to the status of your request within 5 business days; on or before October 1, 2021. If you have any questions, please contact me via email at angela.volk@doc1.wa.gov<mailto:angela.volk@doc1.wa.gov<mailto:angela.volk@doc1.wa.gov%3cmailto:angela.volk@doc1.wa.gov>> or at the address below.
Thank you,
Angela Volk
Public Records Unit
From: Department of Corrections
Dear Beryl Lipton:
This letter is in correspondence to public records request P-21976, your request for the following records describing the relationship between The Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) and the following third-party providers of geolocation data; location data provider Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Ventel, Babel Street's service Locate X and location data provider INRIX. You defined the term "geolocation data" to be for 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.
Specifically, you requested the following records dated January 1, 2015 to July 9, 2021 (the date we received your request):
1. All contracts or written agreements between WADOC, or consultants thereof, and Gravy Analytics, Venntel or Babel Street
2. All presentations, marketing materials, or proposals by contractors, subcontractors or consultants working with WADOC
3. 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
4. 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
5. All written communications, emails and attachments between WADOC and Gravy Analytics, Venntel or Babel Street
6. All written communications, emails, attachments, contracts, presentations, technical documentation and other materials between WADOC and INRIX or referencing INRIX
A search was conducted and produced no responsive records. This public records request is considered closed. If you have any questions, please contact me via email at angela.volk@doc1.wa.gov<mailto:angela.volk@doc1.wa.gov> or at the address below.
Sincerely,
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Angela Volk
Public Records unit
Department of Corrections
PO Box 41118
Olympia, WA 98504-1118
AV: P-21976
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From: Department of Corrections
Dear Beryl Lipton:
This letter is in correspondence to public records request P-21976, your request for the following records describing the relationship between The Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) and the following third-party providers of geolocation data; location data provider Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Ventel, Babel Street's service Locate X and location data provider INRIX. You defined the term "geolocation data" to be for 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.
Specifically, you requested the following records dated January 1, 2015 to July 9, 2021 (the date we received your request):
1. All contracts or written agreements between WADOC, or consultants thereof, and Gravy Analytics, Venntel or Babel Street
2. All presentations, marketing materials, or proposals by contractors, subcontractors or consultants working with WADOC
3. 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
4. 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
5. All written communications, emails and attachments between WADOC and Gravy Analytics, Venntel or Babel Street
6. All written communications, emails, attachments, contracts, presentations, technical documentation and other materials between WADOC and INRIX or referencing INRIX
A search was conducted and produced no responsive records. This public records request is considered closed. If you have any questions, please contact me via email at angela.volk@doc1.wa.gov<mailto:angela.volk@doc1.wa.gov> or at the address below.
Sincerely,
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Angela Volk
Public Records unit
Department of Corrections
PO Box 41118
Olympia, WA 98504-1118
AV: P-21976
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