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How to Evaluate Technologies and Companies for Public Records/FOIA Requests

eDiscovery Daily

Here are some questions to ask a technology company you are looking to work with to help solve FOIA and request management issues. Does the platform offer features for securely redacting sensitive information from documents? What measures does the platform have in place to ensure data security and protect against unauthorized access?

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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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What are the Growing Challenges with Public Records/FOIA Requests?

eDiscovery Daily

Sensitive Information: Balancing transparency with privacy and national security concerns can be challenging. The post What are the Growing Challenges with Public Records/FOIA Requests? Agencies must redact or withhold certain information to comply with laws. appeared first on CloudNine.

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Documents about the NSA’s Banning of Furby Toys in the 1990s

Schneier on Security

Via a FOIA request, we have documents from the NSA about their banning of Furby toys.

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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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How eDiscovery Technology and Workflows Speed Public Records Requests Response

eDiscovery Daily

By Rick Clark In the two separate worlds of legal processes and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/public records requests, eDiscovery technology and standard workflows have emerged as powerful ways to streamline operations and ensure compliance. Search and review processes are central to both FOIA requests and eDiscovery workflows.

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Declassified NSA Newsletters

Schneier on Security

Through a 2010 FOIA request (yes, it took that long), we have copies of the NSA’s KRYPTOS Society Newsletter, “ Tales of the Krypt ,” from 1994 to 2003. According to the jacket, Schneier is a data security expert with a master’s degree in computer science. There are many redactions.

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