Thread by @camfassett

Inside @UCBerkeley's contract with Amazon, which requires UCB to notify Amazon of public records requests so that it can request redactions before release. (Amazon agrees to reimburse UCB for legal fees incurred by defending them)

For @EastBayExpress eastbayexpress.com/oakland/amazon…

Docs I obtained through CPRA included this fun black box! Unclear if the decision to react this was made purely by UCB, but under the terms of the agreement, Amazon would have the right to request it redacted

Large tech companies play an increasingly large role in the operations of government, and have tools at their disposal to prevent information about themselves becoming public (Remember how Facebook has used code names like "sidecat" to refer to itself?) cjr.org/business_of_ne…

The docs forming the basis of this story were obtained only through a CPRA lawsuit. Huge thanks to my awesome CPRA attorneys @CPRAlawyer for representing me!