Almost everyone in the United States has heard of the federal Freedom of Information Act. Many people also know that each state has their own requirements for FOIA and requests for documentation under FOIA. After many years working in local government, particularly in public safety, I’ve seen many different FOIA requests for information from 9-1-1 phone calls and radio traffic, police reports, contract information, and even text messages. Each request issues out information that can be used nefariously. The purpose of this talk is to give a few examples of how information that is publicly available to anyone can be used to harass or obtain information on you.