FOIA Mode: Results and General Availability
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To serve haveibeenflocked.com’s government customers, this website has had a secret feature called “FOIA mode” for a little while now. It was a government-grade product that delivers information to municipal lawyers in the style and format that they are most familiar with. Today, we are proud to announce the style’s general availability for all haveibeenflocked.com users.
FOIA mode is now available from the theme selector in the top right:
Enabling FOIA mode will style the page in … well, FOIA mode:
In FOIA mode, an advanced simulator will simulate printing the page in black and white, it will apply redactions at random, without legal justification, before finally simulating scanning it at an angle to prevent successful character recognition and text extraction.
It is certainly the most inefficient way to render data, but it appears the one the government prefers; Roma locuta, causa finita.
You’re welcome.
FOIAing the FOIAers
haveibeenflocked.com retains no data on its regular visitors, but the privacy policy does permit collecting and retaining data on government visitors.
Although accessing the public records maintained on your local police department’s transparency portal is impossible when you’re using a VPN, anyone is welcome to visit this site using one. In fact, the Houston HIDTA bulletin that was forwarded by the FBI notes:
Law enforcement should be cautious when accessing haveibeenflocked.com, as it is unknown what information the site may be collecting. It is recommended that this website not be accessed by any computer that is connected to a law enforcement agency network
Below are the aggregate numbers of requests from government networks since about two weeks after that bulletin was forwarded to the broader “intelligence community” by the FBI.
Note
To the U.S. Department of Justice (#6) and the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (#9): I’m glad you’re enjoying the website while ignoring your own security recommendation, and you’re welcome to keep doing so, but please don’t forget to reply to my emails and letters; they contain important information about your security recommendations being ignored.
| Network | Visits |
|---|---|
| City of Fort Collins | 965 |
| The County of Erie | 878 |
| King County Gov | 866 |
| The Municipal Communications Utility of the City of Cedar Falls Iowa | 776 |
| State of Minnesota | 378 |
| U. S. Department of Justice | 375 |
| City of Chicago | 343 |
| Michigan State Government | 316 |
| FBI Criminal Justice Information Services | 287 |
| State of Colorado General Government Computer | 282 |
| City of Tacoma | 276 |
| State of North Dakota ITD | 271 |
| Clackamas County | 253 |
| United States Department of Defense (DoD) | 204 |
| State of Kansas | 191 |
| Collier County Government | 186 |
| City of Seattle Dept. of Admin. Services | 182 |
| State of Arizona | 175 |
| City of Indianapolis | 172 |
| State Of Arkansas Division of Information Systems | 166 |
| Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office | 160 |
| City of Houston | 154 |
| Department of Administrative Services | 154 |
| State of Washington | 153 |
| City of Concord | 147 |
| Florida Department of Management Services - Division of Telecommunications | 141 |
| City of Thornton | 139 |
| City of Westfield (Gas & Electric Light Department) | 133 |
| State of Utah | 131 |
| City of Yakima | 130 |
| Grant County Public Utility District | 124 |
| Yakima County | 114 |
| City of Arvada | 105 |
| STATE OF DELAWARE | 105 |
| Snohomish County Government | 104 |
| Washington County Oregon | 102 |
| Government of the District of Columbia | 101 |
| U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | 97 |
| City of Virginia Beach Virginia | 95 |
| Fairfax County Dept of Information Technology | 95 |
| CLARKSVILLE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY | 90 |
| California Department of Technology | 89 |
| City of St. Louis | 88 |
| State of Idaho | 84 |
| Palm Beach County | 83 |
| State of WI Dept. of Administration | 81 |
| City of Yuma | 77 |
| Metropolitan Tulsa Electronic Network | 74 |
| City of Mesa | 73 |
| City of North Kansas City MO | 73 |
| Local Government Information Systems Association | 72 |
| City of Vallejo A municipal corporation | 71 |
| Manatee County Government | 71 |
| State of Nebraska / Office of the CIO | 71 |
| COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO | 68 |
| Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department | 68 |
| Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office | 68 |
| State of New Hampshire | 68 |
| City of Sunnyvale | 67 |
| Volusia County Clerk of the Courts | 65 |
| City of Rock Hill SC | 63 |
| City of Daytona Beach | 61 |
| City of Scottsdale | 59 |
| City of Boston | 56 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY | 56 |
| Greenville County | 56 |
| City of Colorado Springs | 55 |
| Hennepin County | 55 |
| City of Philadelphia | 54 |
| South Dakota State Government | 53 |
| City of Baytown | 52 |
| City of Phoenix | 50 |
| Alameda County | 49 |
| The City of Wadsworth | 49 |
| City of Austin Texas | 48 |
| Dallas County Of | 48 |
| Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association | 47 |
| San Diego County Office of Education | 46 |
| City of Buckeye | 45 |
| City of Irvine | 45 |
| Pima County | 45 |
| The City of New York | 44 |
| City of New Smyrna Beach | 43 |
| City of Redmond Washington | 43 |
| Hamilton County Communications Inc | 42 |
| Jackson County Rural Electric Membership Corporation | 42 |
| City of Anaheim | 41 |
| Riverside County Office of Education | 41 |
| City of Pella | 40 |
| Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County | 40 |
| CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER | 39 |
| City of Bardstown Kentucky | 39 |
| United States Department of the Treasury | 39 |
| County of Monroe | 38 |
| Jefferson County Commission | 38 |
| State of Missouri Office of Administration | 38 |
| Boulder County Government | 37 |
| State of South Carolina | 37 |
| City of LaGrange Georgia | 36 |
| Solano County Office of Education | 36 |
| Navy Network Information Center (NNIC) | 35 |
| State of Oregon | 35 |
| City of Akron | 34 |
| City of Toledo | 34 |
| Gwinnett County Public Schools | 34 |
| OCBA | 33 |
| City of Griffin | 32 |
| CACI Inc. Federal | 31 |
| City of Wyandotte | 31 |
| Federal Aviation Administration | 31 |
| Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners | 31 |
| Weld County Government | 31 |
| City of Columbus | 30 |
| San Francisco Department of Telecommunications and Information Services | 30 |
| U.S. Department of the Interior | 30 |
| City of Los Angeles | 27 |
| City of Morganton | 27 |
| City of Orlando - Information Systems | 27 |
| Contra Costa County Office of Education | 27 |
| Madera County Office of Education | 27 |
| Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) | 27 |
| Santa Clara County | 27 |
| State of Wyoming Department A&I | 27 |
| City of Redding | 26 |
| Baltimore County Government | 25 |
| European Police Office (EuroPol) | 25 |
| Pinal County Arizona | 24 |
| Board of Commissioners of the County of Allen | 23 |
| City of Monroe | 23 |
| County of Riverside | 23 |
| Fort Bend County | 23 |
| Pierce County | 23 |
| Stafford County Public Schools | 23 |
| County Of Dutchess NY | 22 |
| CGI Federal | 21 |
| City of Hudson Ohio | 21 |
| City of Iowa City | 21 |
| City of Nampa | 21 |
| City of Rock Falls | 21 |
| City of Wichita | 21 |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | 21 |
| Headquarters USAISC | 21 |
| State of Connecticut | 21 |
| Tompkins County | 21 |
| U.S. Department of Energy | 21 |
| County of San Bernardino | 20 |
| Electric Plant Board of the City of Glasgow Kentucky | 20 |
| City of Pearland | 19 |
| City of Pharr TX | 19 |
| County of Albemarle | 19 |
| Department of Public Health | 19 |
| City of Huntington Beach | 18 |
| County of Loudoun Virginia | 18 |
| City of Anacortes | 17 |
| County of Kane | 17 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) | 17 |
| Bulloch County Rural Telephone Cooperative Inc | 16 |
| CITY OF MADISON | 16 |
| City of Plano Texas | 16 |
| City of Santa Cruz | 16 |
| Fresno County Sheriff’s Office | 16 |
| Luzerne County | 16 |
| State of Nevada | 16 |
| City of El Paso | 15 |
| City of Portland | 15 |
| City of Richardson | 15 |
| City of Tucson | 15 |
| Dutchess County BOCES | 15 |
| Washoe County | 15 |
| Alameda County Office of Education | 14 |
| City and County of Honolulu | 14 |
| City of Chandler | 14 |
| City of Eau Claire | 14 |
| City of Olathe | 14 |
| State of New Mexico | 14 |
| United States Capitol Police | 14 |
| City of Des Moines | 13 |
| City of Raleigh | 13 |
| City of Sandy | 13 |
| Deschutes County | 13 |
| Douglas County PUD | 13 |
| Maricopa County Government | 13 |
| Orange County Department of Education | 13 |
| Orange County Florida | 13 |
| Pinellas County Government | 13 |
| Washington County Cooperative Library Services | 13 |
| 4-County Electric Power Association | 12 |
| City of Roseville - Minnesota | 12 |
| County of Napa MIS | 12 |
| County of San Luis Obispo | 12 |
| Department of Homeland Security | 12 |
| Fairfax County Public Schools | 12 |
| Milwaukee County Government | 12 |
| Montgomery County Government Maryland | 12 |
| Stanislaus County Office of Education | 12 |
| City of Albuquerque | 11 |
| City of Columbia MO | 11 |
| Johnson County Community College | 11 |
| Leon County Board of County Commisioners | 11 |
| Albemarle County Public Schools | 10 |
| City of Fort Worth | 10 |
| City of Gainesville | 10 |
| City of Garden Grove | 10 |
| City of San Diego | 10 |
| Clay County Connect Inc | 10 |
| Electric Plant Board of the city of Franklin Kentucky | 10 |
| McHenry County | 10 |
| Rhode Island State Police | 10 |
| Solano County | 10 |
| State of NC - State Telecommunications Services | 10 |
| City of Jacksonville Florida | 9 |
| City of Palo Alto | 9 |
| County of Placer | 9 |
| Los Angeles County Office of Education | 9 |
| Montgomery County Intermediate Unit | 9 |
| Sedgwick County Information Services | 9 |
| Warren County Board of Commissioners | 9 |
| Berks County Intermediate Unit | 8 |
| Bucks County Community College | 8 |
| City of Cartersville | 8 |
| City of Irving | 8 |
| City of Tulsa | 8 |
| Institute for Defense Analyses | 8 |
| Macomb County Michigan | 8 |
| Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Tennessee | 8 |
| Santa Barbara County Education Office | 8 |
| Tarrant County | 8 |
| The School District of Palm Beach County | 8 |
| U.S. Department of State | 8 |
| Alachua County BOCC | 7 |
| Amazon Data Services Ireland Ltd | 7 |
| Beacon Federal Credit Union | 7 |
| Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 7 |
| California Department of Transportation | 7 |
| City of Burbank | 7 |
| City of Charlotte | 7 |
| City of Greenville NC | 7 |
| County of Bergen | 7 |
| County of Henrico | 7 |
| Cuyahoga County Information Services center | 7 |
| Hennepin County Medical Center | 7 |
| Jefferson County Colorado | 7 |
| Lane County | 7 |
| Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government | 7 |
| Monroe County Community School Corporation | 7 |
| Prince William County Public Schools | 7 |
| State of Connecticut Judicial Branch | 7 |
| State of Montana | 7 |
| Wisconsin Department of Justice | 7 |
| Air Force Systems Networking | 6 |
| Arkansas Department of Transportation | 6 |
| Blount County Government | 6 |
| City of Buffalo | 6 |
| City of Greensboro NC | 6 |
| City of Mont Belvieu | 6 |
| City of Oakland | 6 |
| City of Roseville | 6 |
| CITY OF ST. CLOUD | 6 |
| Clark County Computer Connections | 6 |
| Collier County Public Schools | 6 |
| COUNTY OF SONOMA | 6 |
| County of Ventura | 6 |
| County of Westchester | 6 |
| East Baton Rouge Sheriff | 6 |
| Frederick County Government | 6 |
| Harris County Hospital District | 6 |
| Harris County Public Library | 6 |
| Larimer County Government | 6 |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY - INTERNAL SERVICESDIVISION | 6 |
| MIFFLIN COUNTY WIRELESS LLC | 6 |
| Ministry of Education - EMISC | 6 |
| Monmouth County | 6 |
| New York City Police Department | 6 |
| PROCERGS - Cia de Processamento de Dados do RGS | 6 |
| Santa Barbara County | 6 |
| Sarasota County Government | 6 |
| Tri-County Metropolitan Transit District | 6 |
| City of Amarillo | 5 |
| City of El Reno | 5 |
| City of San Jose | 5 |
| Cook County | 5 |
| County of Madera | 5 |
| Delaware Division of Libraries State of Delaware | 5 |
| Douglas County School District RE.1 | 5 |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | 5 |
| Fresno County Office of Education | 5 |
| Griggs County Telephone Co | 5 |
| Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc | 5 |
| Madison County Telephone Company | 5 |
| Maricopa County Community College District | 5 |
| Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency | 5 |
| Santa Clara County Office of Education | 5 |
| State of Alabama Office of Information Technology | 5 |
| State of Hawaii | 5 |
| State of New Jersey Judiciary | 5 |
| STEUBEN COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION | 5 |
| Anne Arundel County Maryland | 4 |
| Brazos County | 4 |
| California Department of Justice | 4 |
| CITY OF CARROLLTON - TEXAS | 4 |
| City of Charlottesville | 4 |
| City of Cookeville | 4 |
| City of Longmont | 4 |
| City of Maricopa | 4 |
| City of Mesquite Texas | 4 |
| City of Modesto | 4 |
| City of Pittsburgh | 4 |
| City of Radford | 4 |
| City of Rocklin | 4 |
| City of Savannah | 4 |
| City of Winston-Salem | 4 |
| DeKalb County School District | 4 |
| Federal Reserve Board | 4 |
| Franklin County | 4 |
| Hamilton County Ohio | 4 |
| Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department | 4 |
| McHenry County College District 528 | 4 |
| Navy Federal Credit Union | 4 |
| Polk County Public Schools | 4 |
| SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union | 4 |
| The County of El Paso | 4 |
| Travis County Texas | 4 |
| Washington County Board of Education | 4 |
| Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency | 4 |
| Adams County Colorado | 3 |
| CALUMET COUNTY | 3 |
| City of Clovis | 3 |
| CITY OF FALLS CHURCH | 3 |
| City of Marshall | 3 |
| City of Pasadena | 3 |
| City of Tampa Florida | 3 |
| Clark County Nevada | 3 |
| Clark County School District | 3 |
| Columbia County Georgia | 3 |
| County of Marin | 3 |
| County of Monterey | 3 |
| County of Montgomery | 3 |
| DeKalb County Georgia | 3 |
| Hamilton County | 3 |
| Lewis County PUD | 3 |
| LOUISVILLE AND JEFFERSON COUNTY METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT | 3 |
| Lubbock County | 3 |
| Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St | 3 |
| Nassau County BOCES | 3 |
| National Credit Union Administration | 3 |
| Nova Scotia Department of Education | 3 |
| Nova Scotia Provincial Government | 3 |
| Prince William County Government Department of IT (DoIT) | 3 |
| Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union | 3 |
| San Joaquin County | 3 |
| Security Service Federal Credit Union | 3 |
| Texas Department of Information Resources | 3 |
| The Tri-County Telephone Association Inc | 3 |
| Tri-County Fiber Communications LLC | 3 |
| Utilities Board of the City of Sylacauga | 3 |
| Washington State Department of Transportation | 3 |
| Alameda County Library | 2 |
| ANGELINA COUNTY | 2 |
| Arlington County Government | 2 |
| Broward County | 2 |
| Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 | 2 |
| Carroll County Government | 2 |
| City of Fresno | 2 |
| City of Georgetown | 2 |
| City of Hampton Virginia | 2 |
| City of Hilliard | 2 |
| City of Hillsboro | 2 |
| City of Mountain View | 2 |
| CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 2 |
| County of Morris OIT | 2 |
| County of Tulare | 2 |
| East Allen County Schools | 2 |
| Howard County Maryland | 2 |
| Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | 2 |
| Miami-Dade County | 2 |
| Monroe County | 2 |
| Municipality of the County of Pictou | 2 |
| Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 2 |
| St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency | 2 |
| Superior Court of California County of Sacramento | 2 |
| Wake County Public School System | 2 |
| ACT Government InTACT Group | 1 |
| Buffalo & Erie County Public Library | 1 |
| CITY OF DOTHAN | 1 |
| City of Hope Medical Center | 1 |
| City of Murphy | 1 |
| County Broadband Ltd | 1 |
| County of Lake | 1 |
| General Department of Taxation | 1 |
| Harris County | 1 |
| Hillsborough County Aviation Authority | 1 |
| Jasper County REMC | 1 |
| SERVICO FEDERAL DE PROCESSAMENTO DE DADOS - SERPRO | 1 |
| SERVITELCONET CIA. LTDA | 1 |
| State of Louisiana Office of Technology Services | 1 |
| UTAH COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 1 |