Facial recognition software and marketing - February 2019 (New Orleans Police Department)
| Tracking # |
23-16693 |
| Multi Request | Facial recognition software and marketing - February 2019 |
| Submitted | Feb. 20, 2019 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Louisiana Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
Records and materials related to the solicitation, acquisition, and use of face recognition technology and related software and services.
This software or services may be provided by Rekognition, Face++, and FaceFirst; this request is applicable to these and any other company providing facial recognition services under consideration or contract with this agency.
Materials responsive materials include but are not limited to:
• Agreements: contracts (including non-disclosure agreements), licensing agreements, nondisclosure agreements
• Bid records: Requests For Proposal (or equivalent calls for bids), sole source or limited source justification and approval documentation, documentation of selection, and other materials generated in the consideration and selection of the technology in question
• Company relations and communications: records related to meetings or follow-up actions with any vendors, companies, or other private entities marketing face recognition to this agency for immigration, intelligence, law enforcement, or other use.
• Financial records: purchase orders, invoices, and other memoranda and documentation.
• Marketing records: All marketing materials - unsolicited, requested, or otherwise - acquired from vendors of face recognition technology
• Policy records: any policy directives, guidance documents, memoranda, training materials, or similar records governing the use of face recognition technology for immigration, law enforcement, or other purposes.
• Training records: training material governing the use, sharing, or access to any related data related to or collected by the face recognition software/technology, including the legal standard that is required before using the technology
• Use and function records: Materials that describe the function of the software considered or in use by this agency, including emails, handouts, PowerPoint presentations, advertisements, or specification documents.
Please limit the search to records produced from January 1, 2017 – present. Please include in your search as responsive records: communications, memorandums, background papers, meeting minutes, email exchanges, or presentation materials. If your office has questions about this request, please feel free to direct them to the address associated with this request or call the MuckRock office at 617-299-1832.
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.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 20, 2019. 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: New Orleans Police Department
City of New Orleans
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From: New Orleans Police Department
City of New Orleans
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Record request #23-16693 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
The New Orleans Police Department does not have records responsive to your request. NOPD does not own any facial recognition software.
Our office has responded to your request and considers this request closed.
New Orleans Police Department
715 South Broad Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 658-5461
https://www.nola.gov/nopd/citizen-services/records/
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From: Beryl Lipton
Hello —
Thank you for your message. Unfortunately, your response to this public records request does not appear to be sufficient, as this request covered your agency's use of facial recognition. Use of face recognition by the New Orleans Police Department has been publicly reported. For reference, please see: https://lailluminator.com/2023/07/28/new-orleans-police-use-of-facial-recognition-nets-zero-arrests-in-9-months/.
Could you please process this request accordingly and provide responsive materials?
Thank you,
Beryl
From: New Orleans Police Department
City of New Orleans
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Record request #23-16693 has been reopened. You can see it anytime at the link below.
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From: New Orleans Police Department
City of New Orleans
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The due date for record request #23-16693 has been changed to:
February 01, 2024
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Feb. 1, 2024. 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 #23-16693.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: New Orleans Police Department
City of New Orleans
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The due date for record request #23-16693 has been changed to:
April 04, 2024
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From: New Orleans Police Department
City of New Orleans
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Record request #23-16693 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
The New Orleans Police Department does not have records responsive to your request. NOPD does not have any facial recognition software within the department.
Our office has responded to your request and considers this request closed.
New Orleans Police Department
715 South Broad Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 658-5461
https://www.nola.gov/nopd/citizen-services/records/
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From: New Orleans Police Department
City of New Orleans
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Record request #23-16693 has been reopened. You can see it anytime at the link below.
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From: New Orleans Police Department
City of New Orleans
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Record request #23-16693 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
The records you requested are available online at: https://nola.gov/getattachment/NOPD/Policies/Chapter-51-1-1-%E2%80%93-Use-of-Facial-Recognition-Technology-for-Criminal-Investigations-Effective-10-2-22.pdf/?lang=en-US.
Please note that the City does not own the software. The software is owned by the Louisiana State Police and the NOPD sends requests to the LSP's Fusion Center. The NOPD does not have access to the software.
On behalf of the custodial department(s), our office has responded to your request and considers this request closed.
Law Department
City of New Orleans
1300 Perdido St., Ste. E503
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 658-9800
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