Washington – FBI Limits Access to Files on Living People

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    Washington – If the FBI has started a file on you, it won’t release it without your written consent.

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    “Requests for information about another living person should be accompanied by evidence of the subject’s consent,” the agency states on its website.

    FBI officials may release files that mention your name if they’re related to a closed investigation or the release is specifically authorized by law.

    And you can always request agency files on any deceased person, including the famous and the infamous. The form for making such requests is available on the FBI website at www.fbi.gov/foia/requesting-fbi-records.

    There’s a different form for inquiries about organizations, businesses, historical events, incidents or investigations. Those requests cane be made electronically at www.fbi.gov/foia/efoia-request-form.

    Response time depends on the size of the file.

    “If there’s no record, it’s a faster turnaround,” FBI spokesman Bill Carter said.


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    cynic
    cynic
    13 years ago

    This has been the official policy pretty much for decades.