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The Northshore School District of Bothell, WA announced they suffered a severe cyberattack starting September 20th. The district has been silent on what transpired, the resources used to recover, and what they will do to prevent future cyberattacks. There has been minimal coverage from local news outlets. This project seeks to obtain relevant public documents from the school district and other public agencies so that the public can be fully informed about the incident.

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This Week’s FOIA Round-Up: Amazon investors suspect of company’s facial recognition technology and top-U.S. ransomware protection firms revealed to have paid hackers directly, charged clients extra

by Ava Sasani

May 24, 2019

Amazon investors introduce two votes limiting company’s facial recognition technology, contracts reveal that the “trade secret” of ransomware firms is to pay off hackers directly by charging clients extra, and Chicago’s City Council legislative committees fuel a system of patronage and cronyism.