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.
Sincerely,
Brian Waters
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Vermont Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 18, 2020. 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: South Burlington Police Department
Mr. Waters,
The South Burlington Vermont Police Department holds no records which are responsive to your public records request:
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.
Thank you.
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Shawn P. Burke | Chief of Police
19 Gregory Drive, South Burlington, Vermont 05403
802-846-4179 - Direct
Notice - Under Vermont's Public Records Act, all e-mail, e-mail attachments as well as paper copies of documents received or prepared for use in matters concerning City business, concerning a City official or staff, or containing information relating to City business are likely to be regarded as public records which may be inspected.
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From: Brian Waters
Chief Burke,
Thanks for your search,
Brian Waters
From: South Burlington Police Department
A no responsive documents response.
