Submit your Privacy Act request (*updated)
Every TI should do this.
The Privacy Act was passed in 1974. It gives you the right to have copies of every government document with your name on it. …But if you don’t ask, you will never know.
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If the government claims that a record is protected by “National Security,” you can appeal it, and after that you can sue, and let a Judge decide. Here is the letter we recommend for Targeted Individuals. (There are three separate addresses - DOJ, FBI, DHS.)
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Your Name
Address
Phone
email
December ___ , 2022
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer
US Department of Justice
https://www.foia.gov/request/agency-component/41006b7b-555b-4df5-a09a-72d10c295332/
(take screenshots to prove what you submitted)
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FOIA/Privacy Act Officer
Federal Bureau of Investigations
https://efoia.fbi.gov
or fax to 540-868-4997
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FOIA/Privacy Act Officer
Department of Homeland Security
[email protected]
RE: PRIVACY ACT REQUEST UNDER 5 U.S.C. § 552a
Dear Sirs:
This is a request for information under the Privacy Act , 5 U.S.C. § 552a.
This Request seeks access to: a) any and all records and/or documents that have been prepared, received, transmitted, collected and/or maintained by the FBI, USDOJ, or DHS concerning me or my activities; b) The Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) list for the past five (5) years; and c) the list containing all the agencies, entities, private corporations or individuals with whom you have shared the TSDB during the past five (5) years; and d) provide a copy of the Standard Nomination Form or original information that was used to place my name on the TSDB.
The undersigned also requests that you remove my name and any aliases from any and all “Watchlists” under your agency's control. Should there be a specific procedure to go about the removal of my name from all of the Watchlists, the undersigned requests that you produce the forms, regulations and procedures associated to such request.
The undersigned does not waive my right to appeal any objection to the production of documents listed above under (b) and (c), but agrees to obtain for the time being the page in each of the lists where her name or variations thereof appear. In consideration of the undersigned's compelling interest and need to stop the illegal targeting, derived from inclusion on the TSDB.
When carrying out the search, please do so under all of these names and aliases:
First Middle Last
First Last
(any other aliases you frequently use or have used)
To facilitate your search, please note that my social security number is: xx-xxx-1234 (only the last 4 numbers). Date of birth is 01-23-45. Place of birth is Acme, Maine.
The term “records” and “documents” entails copies thereof regardless of form or format and thus can be interchangeably used to include documents in paper, digital, microfilmed or electronic format; photographs, lists, flowcharts, reports, correspondence, complaints, memoranda, presentations, advisories, emails, or any other tangible form containing information relating to the undersigned in any of the name forms set for the above.
Pursuant to 522(a)(1)(D) items (b) and (c) of the documents requested above should be readily produced inasmuch as they have been requested by the general public more than three times.
Where a document contains information that falls into one or more of the categories described above, I seek the entirety of that document. Please disclose all segregable portions of otherwise exempt records. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(b).
Since the agency has a duty to make a reasonable effort to search for records in electronic form, I request that responsive electronic records be provided electronically in their native file format. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(3)(B). Alternatively, I request that the records be provided electronically in a text-searchable, static-image format (PDF), in the best image quality in the agency’s possession, and in separate, Bates-stamped files.
Should you refuse to produce a record under a statutory privilege or exemption, I ask that you list and describe the document omitted and set forth with specificity the grounds for exempting its production.
In light of the fact that the undersigned has never been accused or convicted of any crimes, if the reason for failing to produce any of the documents and/or information requested herein lies on a pending alleged investigation, you must certify that (a) the statute of limitations for the alleged crime(s) being investigated has not elapsed and (b) that the “ongoing investigation” meets the required standard of “particularized derogatory information and/or a reasonable suspicion” that the undersigned is a “a known or suspected terrorist ('KST')” required to be included in the TSDB.
(ALTERNATE TEXT FOR ANYONE THAT DOES HAVE A PRIOR ACCUSATION OR CONVICTION: Even though I was sentenced ____ years ago for a (state, federal) crime unrelated to terrorist activity, I served the sentence and/or punishment imposed on me and cannot continue to be blacklisted or punished for it. Since that prior incident in my life does not meet the required standard of “particularized derogatory information and/or a reasonable suspicion” that the undersigned is a “a known or suspected terrorist ('KST')” required to be included in the TSDB, I ask that you provide me with all the documents requested herein.)
In tandem with the legal provision that requires your reply to this request within 20 days, I have a compelling need that justifies that you carry out an expedited processing of this request pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(E). Namely, the urgent need to stop the illegal targeting, resulting from inclusion on the TSDB.
The undersigned expects a determination regarding expedited processing within ten calendar days. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(E)(ii)(I); 6 C.F.R. § 5.5(e)(4).
If the cost of the production of the records sought herein exceeds $50.00, I request you first request my authorization.
I ask that to the extent possible, all replies, correspondence, documents and media be forwarded by means of email.
Please send all correspondence and records relating to this request to email.
If the documents or records cannot be sent by email, you should send them to the mailing address above.
In support for my request for expedited processing and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing information provided is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Sincerely,
//s// First Middle Last
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They might ask you to fill out this identification corroboration form, or something similar, with your letter:
https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/u-s-department-of-justice-form-361-certification-of-identity.pdf/view
If you receive an unusual response from the government - please be sure to share with [email protected], or comment in our Substack newsletter post.
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If the government claims that a record is protected by “National Security,” you can appeal it, and after that you can sue, and let a Judge decide. Here is the letter we recommend for Targeted Individuals. (There are three separate addresses - DOJ, FBI, DHS.)
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Your Name
Address
Phone
December ___ , 2022
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer
US Department of Justice
https://www.foia.gov/request/agency-component/41006b7b-555b-4df5-a09a-72d10c295332/
(take screenshots to prove what you submitted)
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FOIA/Privacy Act Officer
Federal Bureau of Investigations
https://efoia.fbi.gov
or fax to 540-868-4997
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FOIA/Privacy Act Officer
Department of Homeland Security
[email protected]
RE: PRIVACY ACT REQUEST UNDER 5 U.S.C. § 552a
Dear Sirs:
This is a request for information under the Privacy Act , 5 U.S.C. § 552a.
This Request seeks access to: a) any and all records and/or documents that have been prepared, received, transmitted, collected and/or maintained by the FBI, USDOJ, or DHS concerning me or my activities; b) The Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) list for the past five (5) years; and c) the list containing all the agencies, entities, private corporations or individuals with whom you have shared the TSDB during the past five (5) years; and d) provide a copy of the Standard Nomination Form or original information that was used to place my name on the TSDB.
The undersigned also requests that you remove my name and any aliases from any and all “Watchlists” under your agency's control. Should there be a specific procedure to go about the removal of my name from all of the Watchlists, the undersigned requests that you produce the forms, regulations and procedures associated to such request.
The undersigned does not waive my right to appeal any objection to the production of documents listed above under (b) and (c), but agrees to obtain for the time being the page in each of the lists where her name or variations thereof appear. In consideration of the undersigned's compelling interest and need to stop the illegal targeting, derived from inclusion on the TSDB.
When carrying out the search, please do so under all of these names and aliases:
First Middle Last
First Last
(any other aliases you frequently use or have used)
To facilitate your search, please note that my social security number is: xx-xxx-1234 (only the last 4 numbers). Date of birth is 01-23-45. Place of birth is Acme, Maine.
The term “records” and “documents” entails copies thereof regardless of form or format and thus can be interchangeably used to include documents in paper, digital, microfilmed or electronic format; photographs, lists, flowcharts, reports, correspondence, complaints, memoranda, presentations, advisories, emails, or any other tangible form containing information relating to the undersigned in any of the name forms set for the above.
Pursuant to 522(a)(1)(D) items (b) and (c) of the documents requested above should be readily produced inasmuch as they have been requested by the general public more than three times.
Where a document contains information that falls into one or more of the categories described above, I seek the entirety of that document. Please disclose all segregable portions of otherwise exempt records. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(b).
Since the agency has a duty to make a reasonable effort to search for records in electronic form, I request that responsive electronic records be provided electronically in their native file format. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(3)(B). Alternatively, I request that the records be provided electronically in a text-searchable, static-image format (PDF), in the best image quality in the agency’s possession, and in separate, Bates-stamped files.
Should you refuse to produce a record under a statutory privilege or exemption, I ask that you list and describe the document omitted and set forth with specificity the grounds for exempting its production.
In light of the fact that the undersigned has never been accused or convicted of any crimes, if the reason for failing to produce any of the documents and/or information requested herein lies on a pending alleged investigation, you must certify that (a) the statute of limitations for the alleged crime(s) being investigated has not elapsed and (b) that the “ongoing investigation” meets the required standard of “particularized derogatory information and/or a reasonable suspicion” that the undersigned is a “a known or suspected terrorist ('KST')” required to be included in the TSDB.
(ALTERNATE TEXT FOR ANYONE THAT DOES HAVE A PRIOR ACCUSATION OR CONVICTION: Even though I was sentenced ____ years ago for a (state, federal) crime unrelated to terrorist activity, I served the sentence and/or punishment imposed on me and cannot continue to be blacklisted or punished for it. Since that prior incident in my life does not meet the required standard of “particularized derogatory information and/or a reasonable suspicion” that the undersigned is a “a known or suspected terrorist ('KST')” required to be included in the TSDB, I ask that you provide me with all the documents requested herein.)
In tandem with the legal provision that requires your reply to this request within 20 days, I have a compelling need that justifies that you carry out an expedited processing of this request pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(E). Namely, the urgent need to stop the illegal targeting, resulting from inclusion on the TSDB.
The undersigned expects a determination regarding expedited processing within ten calendar days. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(E)(ii)(I); 6 C.F.R. § 5.5(e)(4).
If the cost of the production of the records sought herein exceeds $50.00, I request you first request my authorization.
I ask that to the extent possible, all replies, correspondence, documents and media be forwarded by means of email.
Please send all correspondence and records relating to this request to email.
If the documents or records cannot be sent by email, you should send them to the mailing address above.
In support for my request for expedited processing and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing information provided is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Sincerely,
//s// First Middle Last
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They might ask you to fill out this identification corroboration form, or something similar, with your letter:
https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/u-s-department-of-justice-form-361-certification-of-identity.pdf/view
If you receive an unusual response from the government - please be sure to share with [email protected], or comment in our Substack newsletter post.
FOIA request to FBI.
Emails of FBI Assistant Director Michael C. McGarrity, containing the term "Non-Investigative Subject," or NIS: (almost every word in the 10 pages of emails has been redacted)
- emails are labeled "SECRET," "FOUO", and "NOFORN"
- "vetting has revealed the following derogatory information of interest on individuals..."
It is our opinion that these emails may document events where a TI was stopped by police for various reasons. When police encounter a TI, they discover that your name appears on the Watchlist. Police are told to send information to the FBI, and do not tell the person their name is on a Watchlist. However, this still should not allow the FBI to violate our 4th Amendment rights of Due Process.
Emails of FBI Assistant Director Michael C. McGarrity, containing the term "Non-Investigative Subject," or NIS: (almost every word in the 10 pages of emails has been redacted)
- emails are labeled "SECRET," "FOUO", and "NOFORN"
- "vetting has revealed the following derogatory information of interest on individuals..."
It is our opinion that these emails may document events where a TI was stopped by police for various reasons. When police encounter a TI, they discover that your name appears on the Watchlist. Police are told to send information to the FBI, and do not tell the person their name is on a Watchlist. However, this still should not allow the FBI to violate our 4th Amendment rights of Due Process.
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Contains opinions of Targeted Justice.
Targeted Individuals
individuos apuntados
Individuo dirigido
Personne ciblée
Individu ciblé
فرد مستهدف
目标个人
目標個人
लक्षित व्यक्ति
Individu yang Disasarkan
Целевая личность
লক্ষ্যযুক্ত ব্যক্তি
Indivíduo segmentado
対象者
Zielgruppe
Diangkah Individu
대상 개인
Hedeflenen Birey
Cá nhân được nhắm mục tiêu
లక్ష్యంగా ఉన్న వ్యక్తి
लक्ष्यित वैयक्तिक
இலக்கு தனிநபர்
Individuo mirato
نشانہ انفرادی۔
લક્ષ્યાંકિત વ્યક્તિગત
Ukierunkowana osoba
Цільова особа
فردی هدفمند
ടാർഗെറ്റുചെയ്ത വ്യക്തിഗത
ಉದ್ದೇಶಿತ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ
ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਗਤ
ඉලක්කගත තනි පුද්ගලයෙකි
Individual vizat
Məqsədli Fərdi
Targeted Individuals
individuos apuntados
Individuo dirigido
Personne ciblée
Individu ciblé
فرد مستهدف
目标个人
目標個人
लक्षित व्यक्ति
Individu yang Disasarkan
Целевая личность
লক্ষ্যযুক্ত ব্যক্তি
Indivíduo segmentado
対象者
Zielgruppe
Diangkah Individu
대상 개인
Hedeflenen Birey
Cá nhân được nhắm mục tiêu
లక్ష్యంగా ఉన్న వ్యక్తి
लक्ष्यित वैयक्तिक
இலக்கு தனிநபர்
Individuo mirato
نشانہ انفرادی۔
લક્ષ્યાંકિત વ્યક્તિગત
Ukierunkowana osoba
Цільова особа
فردی هدفمند
ടാർഗെറ്റുചെയ്ത വ്യക്തിഗത
ಉದ್ದೇಶಿತ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ
ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਗਤ
ඉලක්කගත තනි පුද්ගලයෙකි
Individual vizat
Məqsədli Fərdi