Can FUSUS Or Other 3rd Party Systems Avoid FOIA Requests?

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Conor Healy
•Nov 13, 2023
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Ordinarily, you can request records from any government system - email, criminal databases, etc. - under freedom of information laws. But this Reddit post raises an interesting question: If data exists in a third-party system, is it subject to FOIA?

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
•Nov 13, 2023

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