Requester brought proceeding pursuant to Article 78 and the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) against the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications seeking information regarding location of conduits used for high-speed internet. Agency moved for order directing that papers be filed under seal.
The Supreme Court, New York County, held that:
- Information regarding location of conduits used for high-speed internet was exempt from disclosure under FOIL exemption for information technology, and
- Good cause existed to seal papers related to denial of FOIL request.
Disclosure of information in map form regarding location of conduits used for high-speed internet would jeopardize security of city’s information technology assets, therefore, such maps were exempt from disclosure under FOIL exemption for information technology, in requester’s FOIL request for such information from New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications. Release of precise location of conduits would pose substantial threat and make fiber optic network more susceptible to terrorist or other attack.