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Crime database Matrix sparks privacy debate across states
A federally funded Matrix crime database linking state records with Seisint data raises privacy concerns. Critics warn it could sift through about 20 billion personal records to identify suspects, while supporters argue it speeds investigations and includes safeguards. Officials stress access is limited to active cases with audits and training.
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New York
Pentagon
Matrix
American Civil Liberties Union
Seisint Inc
Georgia State Office of Homeland Security
Barry Steinhardt
ACLU
Technology and Liberty
Supreme Court
Electronic Privacy Information Center
Pennsylvania
FBI
Seisint
Department of Homeland Security
Naturalization Service
Drug Enforcement Agency
Florida
Brian Stafford
Secret Service
TIA
Steinhardt
Adm
John Poindexter
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Connecticut
Michigan
Ohio
Utah
Clay Dester
Institute For Intergovernmental Research
Alabama
California
Georgia
Louisiana
Kentucky
Oregon
South Carolina
Texas
Bill Lockyer
Jester
Seisiit
Marc Rotenberg
Homeland Security
Justice Department
Associated Press