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

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Open Rights Group

Dear Barnet 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)

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Yours sincerely
 
 
Richard Carter
Information Management Officer
Commissioning Group
London Borough of Barnet, North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South,
London N11 1NP
Barnet Online: [1]www.barnet.gov.uk
All our [2]Information Management Policies  are on the internet. 
 

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Information request
Our reference: 4198100

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Dear Mr Crowe
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 8 February 2018. 
Please accept my apologies for getting this information to you.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.

If you reply to this email please do not amend the subject line or your
email will not go into the case and there will be a delay in it being
received by us.

 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Richard Carter
Information Management Officer
Commissioning Group
London Borough of Barnet, North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South,
London N11 1NP
Barnet Online: [1]www.barnet.gov.uk
All our [2]Information Management Policies  are on the internet. 
 

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