Emerald Onion's request about USG Tor usage 20200301 (National Security Agency)

Christopher Sheats filed this request with the National Security Agency of the United States of America.
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109361
Multi Request Emerald Onion's request about USG Tor usage 20200301
Submitted March 1, 2020
Est. Completion None
Status
Fix Required

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From: Christopher Sheats

Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Emerald Onion's request about USG Tor usage 20200301 (National Security Agency)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Copies of internal presentations, reports, studies, memorandum, or proposals created or received by National Security Agency concerning software developed by The Tor Project, Inc., including but not limited to:

- Tor
- Tor Browser
- Tor bridges
- Tor onion sites (v2 or v3, sometimes called "darkweb" or "darknet" sites)
- Tor onion services (v2 or v3, sometimes called "hidden services")
- Tor bandwidth authorities or directory authorities
- Tor pluggable transports (obfs4, meek, ScrambleSuit, etc)
- Tor relays (also known as "routers" or "nodes", sometimes called "guard", "middle", or "exit" relays)

Please limit this request to documents from 2010-January-01 through the date the search for responsive records is conducted.

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,

Christopher Sheats

From: National Security Agency

Subject: None

Mail (Postmarked March 11, 2020)

An interim response, stating the request is being processed.

From: National Security Agency

Subject: RE: NSA FOIA CONTINUED INTEREST - 109361

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Dear Christopher Sheats,

This further responds to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request you submitted dated 2 March 2020 regarding "software developed by The Tor Project, Inc., including but not limited to: - Tor; - Tor Browser; - Tor bridges; - Tor onion sites (v2 or V3, sometimes called "darkweb" or "darknet" sites); - Tor onion services (v2 or v3, sometimes called "hidden services"); - Tor bandwidth authorities or directory authorities; - Tor pluggable transports (obfs4, meek, ScrambleSuit, etc); - Tor relays (also known as "routers" or "nodes", sometimes called "guard", "middle", or "exit" relays)." During a recent files audit, we discovered that this case is still pending processing from our initial backlog. Before we continue processing your request, we want to establish your continued interest.

Please advise this office within 30 days of the date of this letter of your continued interest. You may advise us by facsimile at 443-479-3612, in writing to National Security Agency, ATTN: FOIA Division (P132), 9800 Savage Road STE 6932, Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755-6932, or via email at FOIA_DART@nsa.gov. In any instance, please reference your case number 109361. If no response is received by the end of the 30 days, we will assume that you are no longer interested in pursuing the request, and we will administratively close your case with no further processing.

FOIA/Document Analysis and Review Team
Business: 301-688-6527
NSA_FOIA_DART@nsa.gov

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