Documents held about the Tails operating system at FBI
| Tracking # |
1414589-000, DOJ-AP-2019-002218 1414589-000 |
| Submitted | Aug. 20, 2018 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Jurre van Bergen
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All guidelines, presentations, policy statements, legal opinions, memoranda, briefs, training manuals and emails related to "Tails", "Tails amnesic,", "Tails incognito", "Tails amnesic incognito live system" and "tails.boum.org". Please include any processing notes made in completing this request.
Tails is a security/anonimity focused, open-source operating system: https://tails.boum.org/
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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jurre van Bergen
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
There are eFOIA files available for you to download.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 20, 2018. 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: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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From: Jurre van Bergen
This is an appeal of FOIA request 1414589-000. I am appealing the integrity of the search performed. Please conduct a new search for responsive records, including cross-reference records. It's public information that the FBI uses Tor (which is at the core of the Tails operating system as a network transport), we could therefor reasonably assume that the FBI is using Tails to conduct certain investigations without hurting any national security regulations.
Secondly, the FBI should release any open source information it got about Tails, as that can't be reasonably reclassified.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
This message is to notify you of a new appeal submission to the FOIAonline application. Appeal information is as follows:
* Appeal Tracking Number: DOJ-AP-2019-002218
* Request Tracking Number: 1414589
* Requester Name: Jurre Bergen
* Date Submitted: 01/28/2019
* Appeal Status: Submitted
* Description: FBI appeal
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
DOJ-AP-2019-002218 has been processed with the following final disposition: Affirmed on Appeal
