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FOI request for internet search data policy at public institutions (libraries)

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Open Rights Group

Dear Croydon Borough Council,

I am writing as a research volunteer at the Open Rights Group. We are conducting a study to better understand filtering and blocking of websites on the public estate, to understand what content and sites are inaccessible and why. I am writing to ask about this in relation to libraries under local authority control. Please answer all questions in relation to the libraries that you are responsible for.

We would like to know, in relation to your publicly accessible Internet networks, or Internet networks for your clients:

1. The categories of content blocked or filtered, eg: 
a) Security or Malware. 
b) Content types, eg adult, alcohol etc. 
c) Statistics relating to the requests blocked or filtered, eg how many site requests are filtered or blocked per category.

2. Monitoring requirements you have for users, eg if you record or may record their Internet usage.

3. The supplier of your blocking or filtering software. 
a) Eg, Sophos, Forcepoint, Palo Alto etc.

If these policies operate on a per library basis, or are a decision not taken by the council, please provide a contact email for the managers of each library in your jurisdiction so we can make enquiries on a more granular basis.

Yours faithfully,

Pascal Crowe (Open Rights Group)

Freedom of Information, Croydon Borough Council

 

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Joanne Welch-Hall

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Croydon Council

 

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Dear Mr Crowe

 

Freedom of Information Request

Please see attached the council's response to your Freedom of Information
request.

Yours sincerely

 

Steven Borg

FOI Coordinator

Croydon Council

 

Council services, online, 24/7 www.croydon.gov.uk/myaccount Download our
new free My Croydon app for a faster, smarter and better way to report
local issues www.croydon.gov.uk/app From 1 October 2015, it is a legal
requirement for all privately rented properties in Croydon to be licensed.
Landlords without a licence could face fines of up to £20,000. For more
information and to apply for a licence visit
www.croydon.gov.uk/betterplacetorent Please use this web site address to
view the council's e-mail disclaimer -
http://www.croydon.gov.uk/email-disclaimer

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