Information regarding Industry CSAM Detection
Dear Children’s eSafety Commissioner,
Under the provisions outlined in the Freedom of Information Act of 1982, I would like to request the following from August 13 2021 until the date the eSafety Commissioner responds to this FOI Request.
Any emails and correspondence from the E-Safety commissioner or final documents that contain the following phrases:
"Apple CSAM", "CSAM detection", "Child abuse scanner", "On-device matching", "On-device matching process", "NCMEC", "Thorn", "Regulation, here we come!"
This request stems from comments that the eSafety Commissioner made on September 4th 2021;
"@Apple totally caved on doing the right thing. A chance at real industry leadership is now failed leadership. Having spent more than 22 years inside the tech industry, I observed that revenue, reputation & regulation tends to dictate these decisions. Regulation, here we come!"
https://twitter.com/tweetinjules/status/...
Regards,
Eliza Sorensen.
Dear Ms Sorensen,
Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
FOI Coordinator
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Hello,
Apologies, I should have been clearer; 'Until the date the eSafety Commissioner responds to this
FOI Request.' was intended to imply the day eSafety or a representative initially responded to this email.
Given that, I would like to adjust my request:
From the 13th of August 2021 to 24th of September 2021 for any emails and correspondence from the eSafety commissioner or final documents that contain the following phrases:
"Apple CSAM", "CSAM detection", "Child abuse scanner", "On-device matching", "On-device
matching process", "NCMEC", "Thorn", "Regulation, here we come!"
Regards,
Eliza Sorensen.
Dear Ms Sorensen,
Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards,
FOI Coordinator
-----Original Message-----
From: Eliza Sorensen <[FOI #7871 email]>
Sent: Friday, 24 September 2021 3:49 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Correspondence from eSafety [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]
Hello,
Apologies, I should have been clearer; 'Until the date the eSafety Commissioner responds to this
FOI Request.' was intended to imply the day eSafety or a representative initially responded to this email.
Given that, I would like to adjust my request:
From the 13th of August 2021 to 24th of September 2021 for any emails and correspondence from the eSafety commissioner or final documents that contain the following phrases:
"Apple CSAM", "CSAM detection", "Child abuse scanner", "On-device matching", "On-device
matching process", "NCMEC", "Thorn", "Regulation, here we come!"
Regards,
Eliza Sorensen.
-----Original Message-----
Dear Ms Sorensen,
Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
FOI Coordinator
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Dear FOI Coordinator,
Thank you for your response.
The request listed is correct and I understand that a representative of eSafety will contact me if any charges apply to this request.
Regards,
Eliza Sorensen
Dear Ms Sorensen,
Please see attached a decision about access to documents you requested
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) from the eSafety
Commissioner on 16 November 2021.
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Dear FOI Coordinator,
I am writing to request an internal review of eSafety Commissioner's handling of my FOI request 'Information regarding Industry CSAM Detection'.
Due to formatting and length, you can access the internal review request document here https://drive.protonmail.com/urls/89Y06S....
Please let me know if you have any issues accessing this document.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/i...
Yours faithfully,
Eliza Sorensen
Dear Eliza,
Thank you for your email.
We note your request for internal review under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
We are unable to access the document on the drive you provided. Can you please attach a copy of your request?
Kind regards,
FOI Coordinator
eSafety Commissioner
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From: Eliza Sorensen <[FOI #7871 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 14 December 2021 9:36 AM
To: [eSafety Commissioner request email]
Subject: [SPAM] Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Information regarding Industry CSAM Detection
Dear FOI Coordinator,
I am writing to request an internal review of eSafety Commissioner's handling of my FOI request 'Information regarding Industry CSAM Detection'.
Due to formatting and length, you can access the internal review request document here https://drive.protonmail.com/urls/89Y06S....
Please let me know if you have any issues accessing this document.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/i...
Yours faithfully,
Eliza Sorensen
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Hello FOI Coordinator,
That's odd; would you be able to provide more information on the issue?
I have followed up separately in an email sent 14/12/2021 at 13:16 to the esafety enquiries email address.
Could you please respond to this email confirming that you have received the document?
Regards,
Eliza Sorensen.
Dear Eliza,
Thank you for your email.
When we click on this link, https://drive.protonmail.com/urls/89Y06S..., we receive a message saying 'this site can't be reached'.
We have also followed up with our Enquiries team and they are yet to receive any further correspondence from you.
Kind regards,
FOI Coordinator
eSafety Commissioner
-----Original Message-----
From: Eliza Sorensen <[FOI #7871 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 14 December 2021 1:22 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: RE: [SPAM] Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Information regarding Industry CSAM Detection [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]
Hello FOI Coordinator,
That's odd; would you be able to provide more information on the issue?
I have followed up separately in an email sent 14/12/2021 at 13:16 to the esafety enquiries email address.
Could you please respond to this email confirming that you have received the document?
Regards,
Eliza Sorensen.
-----Original Message-----
Dear Eliza,
Thank you for your email.
We note your request for internal review under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
We are unable to access the document on the drive you provided. Can you please attach a copy of your request?
Kind regards,
FOI Coordinator
eSafety Commissioner
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Hello FOI Coordinator,
Sounds like your IT department is blocking that Proton link and I suspect my personal email has been caught by the spam filter.
I've sent another email containing the document requesting a formal review from a separate email address to the enquiries team at 07:26AM.
Please note that I do not consent to that email address being used for correspondence, it's solely being used to try and remedy this current situation.
Could you please respond to this email confirming that you have received the document?
Regards,
Eliza Sorensen
Dear Eliza,
Thank you for your email.
We confirm we have received your document.
We will communicate with you through this email address only, [FOI #7871 email], for this request.
Kind regards,
FOI Coordinator
eSafety Commissioner
-----Original Message-----
From: Eliza Sorensen <[FOI #7871 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 15 December 2021 7:33 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: RE: [SPAM] Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Information regarding Industry CSAM Detection [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]
Hello FOI Coordinator,
Sounds like your IT department is blocking that Proton link and I suspect my personal email has been caught by the spam filter.
I've sent another email containing the document requesting a formal review from a separate email address to the enquiries team at 07:26AM.
Please note that I do not consent to that email address being used for correspondence, it's solely being used to try and remedy this current situation.
Could you please respond to this email confirming that you have received the document?
Regards,
Eliza Sorensen
-----Original Message-----
Dear Eliza,
Thank you for your email.
When we click on this link, https://drive.protonmail.com/urls/89Y06S..., we receive a message saying 'this site can't be reached'.
We have also followed up with our Enquiries team and they are yet to receive any further correspondence from you.
Kind regards,
FOI Coordinator
eSafety Commissioner
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Dear Ms Sorensen,
Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards,
FOI Coordinator
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Dear Ms Sorensen,
Please see attached a decision about access to documents you requested
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) from the eSafety
Commissioner on 14 December 2021.
Kind regards,
FOI Coordinator
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-----Original Message-----
From: Eliza Sorensen <[7][FOI #7871 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 14 December 2021 9:36 AM
To: [8][eSafety Commissioner request email]
Subject: [SPAM] Internal review of Freedom of Information request -
Information regarding Industry CSAM Detection
Dear FOI Coordinator,
I am writing to request an internal review of eSafety Commissioner's
handling of my FOI request 'Information regarding Industry CSAM
Detection'.
Due to formatting and length, you can access the internal review request
document here
[9]https://drive.protonmail.com/urls/89Y06S....
Please let me know if you have any issues accessing this document.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[10]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/i...
Yours faithfully,
Eliza Sorensen
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Greg Tannahill left an annotation ()
The email of December 21, 2021 from the Commissioner acknowledging a receipt actually relates to a different FOI request, relating to social media posting times, and does not belong in this communication chain.