Privacy Policy for the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center, released to the public on November 4 by Inspector Walt Smith
Inspector Walt Smith, Director of the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center, graciously hand-delivered to the Declaration a copy of the fusion center’s privacy policy.
The policy outlines according to established law and regulations a set of rules for the DVIC’s employees, members, and other stakeholders, establishing how they can conduct their duties toward fulfilling the center’s purpose: to collect, analyze, and produce and disseminate criminal and public safety related intelligence. These stakeholders represent both local and federal law enforcement and other public sector center agencies as well as private sector entities.
The Center’s policy also dictates how its intelligence will be integrated with other information-sharing systems for “justice purposes,” and how it shall comply with certain enhanced privacy guidelines mandated by those systems in receiving and issuing SARs (Suspicious Activity Reports) and other intelligence disseminated through the Intelligence Sharing Environment.
The policy states that its provisions are to be implemented and overseen by a Privacy Officer, and that the primary responsibility for the operation of all justice sharing systems, personnel, other operations, and the enforcement of the Privacy Policy is assigned to the Director of the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center, Inspector Walt Smith.
The policy is embedded in its entirety below, along with a list of links to relevant statutes and regulations.
Commonwealth of PA Right to Know Law Act 3 of 2008
Declaration of Rights Pennsylvania Constitution
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Computer Matching and Privacy Act 1988
Confidentiality of Identifiable Research and Statistical Information (28 CFR Part 22)
Crime Identification Technology, 42 USC 14601
Criminal History Records Exchange for Justice Purposes
Criminal Intelligence System Operating Policies
Criminal Justice Information Sharing Systems
Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 2004
Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact
Protection of Human Subjects, CFR
The policy also stipulates that it shall be made available to the public upon request and published online on the DVIC’s website “(currently being established and policy will be posted as soon as the website is published).”
In the coming days, look for several posts subjecting the document to the scrutiny it warrants and ruthlessly exploring and publishing weaknesses and dangers we discern.
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