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Documents or communications relating to algorithms and Facebook

Beau Murrah made this Official Information request to Privacy Commissioner

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From: Beau Murrah

Dear Privacy Commissioner,

I wish to request under the Official Information Act any documents or communications from March 1 2019 onwards relating to:

1. Algorithms and Facebook
OR
2. Algorithms and the Christchurch Call agreement

Including but not limited to any documents or communications about:
1. Algorithmic transparency
2. Harms possibly attributed to algorithms such as radicalization or harms to privacy
3. Regulations as they apply or not to Facebook in relation to algorithms.
4. The March 15 terror attacks in relation to algorithms
5. The Christchurch Call and algorithms

Yours faithfully,

Beau Murrah
New Zealand Citizen

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This is to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information request. We will respond as soon as we are able.

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Sharyn

Sharyn Leonard
Executive Assistant (Legal)

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-----Original Message-----
From: Beau Murrah <[FOI #12283 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 20 February 2020 4:44 pm
To: OIA requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Documents or communications relating to algorithms and Facebook

Dear Privacy Commissioner,

I wish to request under the Official Information Act any documents or communications from March 1 2019 onwards relating to:

1. Algorithms and Facebook
OR
2. Algorithms and the Christchurch Call agreement

Including but not limited to any documents or communications about:
1. Algorithmic transparency
2. Harms possibly attributed to algorithms such as radicalization or harms to privacy 3. Regulations as they apply or not to Facebook in relation to algorithms.
4. The March 15 terror attacks in relation to algorithms 5. The Christchurch Call and algorithms

Yours faithfully,

Beau Murrah
New Zealand Citizen

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From: Sharyn Leonard
Privacy Commissioner

Good afternoon

To help clarify your official information request, it would be appreciated if you could ring Michael Harrison, the Privacy Commissioner's Policy Manager, on 04 494 7082 during business hours as soon as possible.

Thank you

Regards

Sharyn

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Sent: Monday, 24 February 2020 11:34 am
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Subject: RE: Official Information request - Documents or communications relating to algorithms and Facebook

Good morning

This is to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information request. We will respond as soon as we are able.

Regards

Sharyn

Sharyn Leonard
Executive Assistant (Legal)

Office of the Privacy Commissioner  Te Mana Mātāpono Matatapu PO Box 10094, The Terrace, Wellington 6143 privacy.org.nz 

NZBN 9429041913161

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-----Original Message-----
From: Beau Murrah <[FOI #12283 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 20 February 2020 4:44 pm
To: OIA requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Documents or communications relating to algorithms and Facebook

Dear Privacy Commissioner,

I wish to request under the Official Information Act any documents or communications from March 1 2019 onwards relating to:

1. Algorithms and Facebook
OR
2. Algorithms and the Christchurch Call agreement

Including but not limited to any documents or communications about:
1. Algorithmic transparency
2. Harms possibly attributed to algorithms such as radicalization or harms to privacy 3. Regulations as they apply or not to Facebook in relation to algorithms.
4. The March 15 terror attacks in relation to algorithms 5. The Christchurch Call and algorithms

Yours faithfully,

Beau Murrah
New Zealand Citizen

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #12283 email]

Is [Privacy Commissioner request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Privacy Commissioner? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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From: Beau Murrah

Dear Sharyn Leonard,

Thank you very much for your response. This reply is for the purpose of updating the FYI thread on this request. I appreciated speaking to Michael and clarifying the scope of the request.

I clarified that what I was essentially looking for was documents and correspondence including about the effect of algorithms such as Facebook's newsfeed, search and livestreaming algorithms in relation to March 15 terror attack and the Christchurch Call agreement. Michael gave some indication of relevant documents and pointed me to already public information some of which I was unaware.

I appreciated being given an indication of what was in scope and headings where there was likely to be no material. I also appreciate efforts taken to respond to this OIA within the legislative timeframe as to help me prepare submissions on legislation being brought forward in the first half of this year, potentially next month.

Yours sincerely,

Beau Murrah

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