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Private and Privileged Data: Public Records and FOIA Requests

eDiscovery Daily

Information requested from a government agency through a local public records request or the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), may be considered private, personally identifiable information (PII) or privileged. Tools to Prepare Data for a Public or FOIA Request. By: Julia Romero-Peter, Esq.

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NSA Security Awareness Posters

Schneier on Security

From a FOIA request, over a hundred old NSA security awareness posters. These sorts of security awareness posters were everywhere, but there was one I especially liked -- and I asked for a copy. Here are the BBC's favorites. Here are Motherboard's favorites. I have a related personal story.

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FBI training document shows lawful access to multiple encrypted messaging apps

Security Affairs

Which are the most secure encrypted messaging apps? The above document, dated to January 7, 2021, was obtained through a FOIA request filed by the US nonprofit organization Property of the People. We got an FBI training doc on obtaining data from secure messaging apps, and shared it w/ @AndyKroll / @RollingStone.

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Directive M-19-21: What it is and How to Achieve Compliance

AIIM

Automated system/s to capture, categorize and securely retain electronic content and metadata. Methods for quick and accurate responses to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Measures to ensure integrity and preservation of electronic records throughout entire lifecycle.

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Swiss army asks its personnel to use the Threema instant-messaging app

Security Affairs

The above document, dated to January 7, 2021, was obtained through a FOIA request filed by the US nonprofit organization Property of the People. We got an FBI training doc on obtaining data from secure messaging apps, and shared it w/ @AndyKroll / @RollingStone. FOIA [link] — PropertyOfThePeople (@PropOTP) November 29, 2021.

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CISA: “We don’t stab the wounded.”

Data Matters

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”), repeatedly emphasizes CISA’s cooperative approach with the U.S. Instead, she described the Agency as a coequal partner with the private sector in securing U.S. Jen Easterly, Director of the U.S. private sector. infrastructure.

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Personal Information of Millions of US Voters Available on Dark Web

Adam Levin

State and federal government officials have denied that the data was acquired via hacking and have maintained that the data was available through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). “[We]

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